Mercutio

mer-KYOO-shee-oh
Literary name

Mercutio Origin and Meaning

The name Mercutio is a boy's name .

A Shakespearean name used for the wild and witty best friend of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet. A variant of the name, which supposedly derives from Mercurius/Mercury, first appeared in one of Shakespeare's sources, Luigi Da Porto's 1530 play Giulietta e Romeo.

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