Where is Mercury from?

My guess is...

China

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4%

United States

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3%

Italy

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3%

I'm 72% certain Mercury is Male.

According to a dataset of 338, the average Mercury is around 50 years old.


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Learn about the name Mercury

Meaning of the name Mercury

From the Latin Mercurius , probably derived from Latin mercari "to trade" or merces "wages". This was the name of the Roman god of trade, merchants, and travellers, later equated with the Greek god Hermes. This is also the name of the first planet in the solar system and a metallic chemical element, both named for the god.

Characteristics of the name Mercury

OriginsRoman Mythology (Anglicized)
PronouncedMURK-yÉ™-ree(English)
GenderMasculine
Traitscomplex, strong, classic, formal, upper class, strange, nerdy, devious

How do we know this about Mercury

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.