Exactly. I used to work with someone named Mercedes.
No one found anything untoward about it (or her).
"I used to work with someone named Mercedes."
Mercedes -- the car -- was named for one of the designer's daughter. He had been part of another German auto maker, got pushed out, and could not use his own name for his new firm, so he named it for his daughter, instead. So Mercedes is a standard girl's name, especially in Spain and Italy.