Mercedes. (Mer-thā´-des.)

Mercy. Not unusual among the names of Spanish girls.

Milagros. (Mee-lah´-grōs.)

Miracles. The full name would be Maria de los Milagros.

Moreto y Hernandez. (Mo-ray´-to ee Er-nahn´-deth.)

It is customary in Spain for one to keep, as here, the surnames of both father and mother, united by y meaning and. [See page 89].

Murillo. (Moo-ree´-lyo.)

A famous Spanish painter of the seventeenth century. [See page 168].

Patio. (Pah´-te-o.)

An open court. See pages 90 and 102.