mercer

Meanings

1. A merchant dealing in fabrics and textiles, especially silks and other fine cloths.

1. A surname.
2. A village on the Waikato River, Waikato region, New Zealand.
3. A number of places in the United States:
4. A township in Mercer County, Illinois.
5. A township in Adams County, Iowa.
6. A town in Somerset County, Maine, named after Hugh Mercer.
7. A minor city in Mercer County, Missouri.
8. An unincorporated community in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
9. A minor city in McLean County, North Dakota.
10. An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Ohio, named after Hugh Mercer; formerly, Milan.
11. A township in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
12. A borough, the county seat of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Named after Hugh Mercer.

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman marcer, mercer (“merchant, textile merchant”), from merz (“commodity”) (from Latin merx).