Merry vs Precious

Merry

name
  • A female given name from English from the adjective, also a diminutive of Mercy. 

  • A surname transferred from the nickname. Originally a nickname for a merry person. 

  • A diminutive of the male given name Meredith. 

Precious

name
  • A female given name from English. 

  • A surname transferred from the nickname, originating as a male or female nickname. 

How often have the words Merry and Precious occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )