Mercer

/ˈmɝsɚ/name
Middle School
1

A surname.

2

A village on the Waikato River, Waikato region, New Zealand.

3

A township in Mercer County, Illinois.

4

A township in Adams County, Iowa.

5

A town in Somerset County, Maine, named after Hugh Mercer.

6

A minor city in Mercer County, Missouri.

7

An unincorporated community in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.

8

A minor city in McLean County, North Dakota.

9

An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Ohio, named after Hugh Mercer; formerly, Milan.

10

A township in Butler County, Pennsylvania.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

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Alliteration

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Consonance

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