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Can anyone tell me what kind of name this is? Spanish, French? It is the name of an old Mexican love song in 1913. What does it mean?
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I doubt that it's French, as 'a' is a very rare ending for a French name. Most feminine French names end in '-elle', '-ine' or just '-e'.
"Les yeux sont aveugles. Il faut chercher avec le coeur." -- Le Petit Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Les yeux sont aveugles. Il faut chercher avec le coeur." -- Le Petit Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery
This message was edited 7/3/2006, 7:39 PM
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This name was used in Mediaeval times for what is termed "ius primae noctis" or "droit du seigneur". Unfortunately.
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http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Marcheta
I got this from Google.
Plus I looked up in my copy of "The Greatest Baby Name Book Ever" by Carol McD. Wallace, "Margaret", and Marchietta, Marketa, Marketta, Marquetta, and Markita came up, so, while I couldn't pinpoint the language (Span., etc) that it's derived from, it's a pretty good bet 'Marcheta''s a form of Margaret.
Edit: I've looked back now, and it also lists a Marchita as a form of Marcia. Oh the possibilities...
I got this from Google.
Plus I looked up in my copy of "The Greatest Baby Name Book Ever" by Carol McD. Wallace, "Margaret", and Marchietta, Marketa, Marketta, Marquetta, and Markita came up, so, while I couldn't pinpoint the language (Span., etc) that it's derived from, it's a pretty good bet 'Marcheta''s a form of Margaret.
Edit: I've looked back now, and it also lists a Marchita as a form of Marcia. Oh the possibilities...
This message was edited 6/29/2006, 9:08 PM
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