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Question: What Are The Meanings Of The Following Names From Romeo And Juliet!?
Romeo
Juliet
Mercutio
Tybalt

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I think Mercutio may be derived from Mercury or Mercurial:

erratic: liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character

relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury; "more than Mercurial thievishness" Www@QuestionHome@Com

The boy's name Romeo \r(o)-meo\ is of Italian origin!. From Romanus (Latin) "citizen of Rome"!.

The girl's name Juliet \j(u)-liet\ is pronounced joo-lee-ET!. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "youthful; Jove's child"!. Diminutive of Julia!.

There is no meaning for the name Mercutio, but the boy's name Mercator \m(e)-rca-tor, mer-cator\ is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "merchant"

The boy's name Tybalt \t(y)-ba-lt\ is a variant of Theobald (Old German), and the meaning of Tybalt is "brave people"!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Mercutio's name is related to the word "mercurial, meaning having an unpredictable and fast changing mood, which is an accurate description of Mercutio’s PersonalityWww@QuestionHome@Com