Merry vs Tonto

Merry

• A diminutive of the male given name Meredith. 

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

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

Tonto

• The Native American sidekick of the Lone Ranger. 

• A member of the Tonto Apaches. 

• A Native American who accepts a subservient position to a white person. 

• A sidekick.