Hi! We are loving the phrase kyrie eleison (Lord, have mercy), but would like to modernize it by using Mercy instead of “eleison”. SO, should baby girl (due in September) be [name]Mercy[/name] [name]Kyrie[/name], or [name]Kyrie[/name] [name]Mercy[/name]? Just to note, we prefer the pronunciation of “kee-ree-ay” so you can think how that flows with Mercy.
Thanks!
I love that pronunciation of [name_u]Kyrie[/name_u]! I prefer [name_u]Kyrie[/name_u] [name_f]Mercy[/name_f] to the other way around. I think it has a better flow to it.
I think [name_f]Mercy[/name_f] [name_u]Kyrie[/name_u] would be easier to live with on a day to day basis. Plus I think [name_f]Mercy[/name_f] is a beautiful name!
[name_u]Kyrie[/name_u] [name_f]Mercy[/name_f] is lovely!!
I would choose [name_u]Kyrie[/name_u] [name_f]Mercy[/name_f]
I prefer the flow of [name_u]Kyrie[/name_u] [name_f]Mercy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lovely[/name_f] name. [name_u]Kyrie[/name_u] [name_f]Mercy[/name_f] flows well, but you should just pick the first name you want to call her. I think, anyway, because middle names kind of disappear once the naming is done.
[name_f]Mercy[/name_f] [name_u]Kyrie[/name_u] is my favorite! I adore the name [name_f]Mercy[/name_f].
[name_f]Mercy[/name_f] [name_u]Kyrie[/name_u] sounds nice!
I’d put [name_f]Mercy[/name_f] in the first name spot. It’s a really lovely virtue name and makes the meaningful inspiration behind the name clear.
The “kee-ree-ay” pronunciation of [name_u]Kyrie[/name_u] is beautiful but I think you would get “KY-ree” much more frequently in real life. That would be much less of an issue with [name_u]Kyrie[/name_u] in the middle name slot.
Good luck!
Thanks for all the input everyone! It’s so great to hear all the positive responses. Thank you! 
Still mulling over the options…
I vote [name_u]Kyrie[/name_u] [name_f]Mercy[/name_f] for flow though I think [name_f]Mercy[/name_f] is a cute first name and might be easier to carry. I do think you will likely have pronunciation problems with it being said as Ky-ree but it should be a quick fix especially if any knows Latin (or was raised Catholic like me lol)
Instead of [name_u]Kyrie[/name_u], use [name_f]Kylie[/name_f]
[name_u]Kyrie[/name_u] [name_f]Mercy[/name_f] would be lovely 
Ditto what @Harvest-Endellion said… Choose what you prefer calling her every day and use that as the first name. I think [name_u]Kyrie[/name_u] (and thanks for using the formal pronunciation…I love it too) is the more striking and fresh of the two, so my view would be [name_u]Kyrie[/name_u] [name_f]Mercy[/name_f].
I’m torn on this one. I love the sound of [name_u]Kyrie[/name_u] as you’re pronouncing it but think it would be too much of a head-ache to live with. [name_f]Mercy[/name_f] is unusual and appealing and I’d be inclined to put that first,
In the Catholic and Orthodox churches, the [name_u]Kyrie[/name_u] is one of the most central prayers, repeated as a song at every Mass (Christe, eléison, Kýrie, eléison, each sung 3 times). As a Catholic, it sounds very odd to use it as a name.
I know a girl named [name_u]Kyrie[/name_u] and it’s always sounded strange to me, and maybe almost sacrilegious, because the name means [name_m]Lord[/name_m], specifically referring to the [name_m]Lord[/name_m] our God. So it would be like someone named God. Catholics I went to school with had the same impression.
I think switching them is weird too because then the phrase is backwards (Mercy Lord).
Naming her [name_u]Kyrie[/name_u] would help familiarize the world with that beautiful word/name. [name_f]Remember[/name_f], even simple names get mispronounced, like both mine. Go for what you love most first.
Hey! Thanks everyone for chiming in! I especially enjoyed the opinions on pronunciation and also association with Kyrie! I was not raised Catholic or Orthodox, but my husband’s biological family is Orthodox (he just met them a couple years ago, so we’re not super familiar with their culture/traditions just yet!), so those were especially helpful thoughts. Thank you!
As it turns out, my husband isn’t quite as bold with unusual names as I am 
, so we’re leaning towards Mercy Lael at this point — same general meaning as Mercy Kyrie (which I still love!), but less complicated spelling, pronunciation, and associations, so just all-round simpler for everyone. 
Thanks again! 
[name_f]Awesome[/name_f]! Was just going to vote for fn [name_f]Mercy[/name_f]! 
Great combo options all around!