Marcia

Gender Feminine
Usage English, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Pronounced Pron. /ˈmɑɹ.ʃə/(English) /mɑɹ.ˈsi.ə/(English) /ˈmaɾ.θja/(European Spanish) /ˈmaɾ.sja/(Latin American Spanish)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Feminine form of Marcius. It was borne by a few very minor saints. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 18th century [1].

Related Names

VariantMarsha(English)
DiminutivesMarci, Marcie, Marcy(English)
Masculine FormsMarcio(Spanish) Marcius(Ancient Roman)
Other Languages & CulturesMarzia(Italian) Márcia(Portuguese)
Same SpellingMárcia
User SubmissionMarcià

Popularity

People think this name is

refined   strange   complex  

Name Days

Spain: March 3
Spain: July 2

Categories

authors, black history, Charlie Brown characters, child actors, civil rights, currently out of the US top 1000, Dynasty characters, empresses, feminine forms, Fire Emblem characters, gospel musicians, illustrators, Jamaican sprinters, jazz, legends, martyrs, nobles, Peanuts characters, Plastic Memories characters, pop music, pop singers, queens, R'n'B singers, reggae musicians, RuPauls Drag Race contestants, saints, television, The Brady Bunch characters, The Roman Mysteries characters, The Waltons characters, top 10 in Brazil, top 10 in Jamaica, writers, Xeno characters

Sources & References

  1. Edgar's Name Pages, available from http://webspace.webring.com/people/ge/edgarbook/names/m/marcia.html.
Entry updated February 4, 2020