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Mercedes

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1. Mercedes(Noun)

   A car manufactured by Mercedes-Benz.

   Etymology: Mercedes. The car was named for Mercedes Jellinek, the daughter of Austrian businessman Emil Jellinek who ordered 36 cars from Gottlieb Daimler.

2. Mercedes(ProperNoun)

   occasionally borrowed from Spanish.

   Etymology: Mercedes. The car was named for Mercedes Jellinek, the daughter of Austrian businessman Emil Jellinek who ordered 36 cars from Gottlieb Daimler.

3. Mercedes(ProperNoun)

   Short form of Mercedes-Benz.

   Etymology: Mercedes. The car was named for Mercedes Jellinek, the daughter of Austrian businessman Emil Jellinek who ordered 36 cars from Gottlieb Daimler.

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1. Mercedes

   Mercedes was a brand of the Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft. DMG which began to develop in 1900, after the death of its co-founder, Gottlieb Daimler. Although the name was not lodged as a trade name until 23 June 1902 and had to wait until 26 September to be registered legally, the brand name eventually would be applied to an automobile model built by Wilhelm Maybach to specifications by Emil Jellinek that was delivered to him on 22 December 1900. By Jellinek's contract, the new model contained a newly designed engine designated "Daimler-Mercedes". This engine name is the first instance of the use of the name, Mercedes, by DMG. The automobile model would later be called, the Mercedes 35 hp. An Austrian diplomat based in Nice, a business man running a profitable business selling cars, and a racing enthusiast, Emil Jellinek had been racing DMG automobiles under the pseudonym Mercédès, after his daughter, Mercédès Jellinek. Later he contracted with DMG for a small series of dedicated sports cars containing an engine that officially bore his daughter's name. He raced them very successfully, gaining recognition that increased interest in customers and Jellinek was placed on the board of directors of DMG. This model was a significant advancement in the history of automobiles. The model was released for sale in 1901 under the name of Mercedes 35 hp and, because of the success of the model, DMG began to apply the name as a series to other models such as, Mercedes 8/11 hp and Mercedes 40 hp Simplex. Jellinek seems to have become obsessed with the name and even had his name changed to Jellinek-Mercedes. Maybach quit DMG in 1907 and started up his own business.

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How to pronounce Mercedes?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mercedes in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mercedes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Mercedes in a Sentence

1. Howard Miller:

   Bolling tried to make a right turn but couldn’t. That’s when Officer [Dustik] Bak ran into the back of his Mercedes.

2. P. J. O'Rourke:

   There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Mercedes-Benz 380SL convertible.

3. Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum:

   My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I drive a Mercedes, my son drives a Land Rover, his son will drive a Land Rover, but his son will ride a camel.

4. Franck Wohe:

   We started distributing the high-yielding drought-resistant Mercedes variety to help farmers get production fast within 18 months.

5. Lewis Hamilton:

   I'm proud but just super-grateful for this incredible team and all at Mercedes who have continued to push this year.

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