Marcia

Being a Boomer myself, I've always thought that the name Marcia/Marsha was fairly good, preferring the "marsh-a" pronunciation. Even as a kid it reminded me of both the marshmallows that you toast over a campfire, and the marsh-mallow plant that grows, well, in marshlands. Marcie is a cute name.

I like the name Marcia, I think it's pretty, and it ages well. Although I'm evidently in the minority opinion here, I prefer the “mar-sha” pronunciation, although “mar-see-uh” is nice as well. Overall, I think Marcia is a good name.

I love love love this name! I think that the Mar-SEE-A pronunciation is prettier than Marsh-a.

Love it. Pronounced Mar-see-a.

Beautiful.

An old name but not too outdated. I like it. It reminds me of a smart and attractive woman. I also like the nickname Marcie.

Seems logical that it would be the feminine form of Mark, but is quite bitter sounding.

Classic and classy. Can be pronounced more than one way, which is a plus or a minus, depending how you look at it.

I have a collector's doll named Marcia. She is a beautiful little girl with blond hair and brown eyes. So the name reminds me of my lovely doll. I think you could pronounce it "Marsha" or Mar-see-a" and it would still be a nice name.

An educated and capable, attractive and feminine woman = Marcia.

I was given the name Marcia Celina. I see from your research that there is a Polish connection. I am of Jamaican heritage but my mother, rest her soul, must have taken the combined names from someone.

This is one of my favorite names. I like it pronounced either way, Marsha or Mar-see-a. There is someone in my book club named Marcia... she is intelligent, beautiful, and kind. (She pronounces it Mar-see-a). I think it could work for any age.

No matter how it's pronounced, I don't think it's a pretty name. It sounds like a middle aged woman's name, not a child or teen or young woman or old woman. It's stuck in that one age. Still, it's not a bad name, just not my favorite.

My name is Marcia pronounced Marsha. It is not a bad name. It has no hard sounds in it and I prefer names with hard sounds. My last name has no hard sounds either. Put the two together and it is pretty boring (although, my last name is extremely unusual, so not boring in the sense). I joke that I could never be a radio jockey. My name is not catchy enough. LOL!

I don't care much for this name, if at all, but I do prefer this spelling over Marsha. Marcia doesn't have the "Marsh" word in it. Plus, Marcia in my opinion just looks better and nicer.

I really like the sounding or Marcia. I wouldn't use Mar cee uh.

Beautiful, quirky name that can be shortened to Marci! Love it!

Marcia is a lovely name. The pronunciation "marsha" is more old fashioned now. Mar-see-uh is a trendier pronunciation. The name of Canadian poet Dorothy Livesay's daughter. It means someone who is not afraid to stand up for what is right; brave.

The eldest, beautiful, annoyingly overachieving, and popular daughter, Marcia Brady from The Brady Bunch. "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!" She was portrayed by the actress Maureen McCormick. The name seems old fashioned and frumpy to me, though. It's just so bleh!

I think Marcia is a classic, timeless name. It is nice that a Marcia can choose how she would prefer her name to be pronounced.. Marcie is also very sweet. PS I do not believe that Marcia means rotten in Italian, since Marcia comes from Latin roots which definitely do not mean that. A good contemporary explanation of the name's meaning is "brave."

The name Marcia was given to 43 baby girls born in the US in 2012.

I like the pronunciation mar-SEE-ah the best.

All I can think of is "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia" from The Brady Bunch.

In Italian "Marcia" means "rotten". Nothing against the name, simply I don't like it.

In Italian "Marcio" means "rotten"... not Marcia as an anonymous user stated.

My stepmother is called Marcia, and she's Brazilian. I like this name, it's quite different, and I've only ever met one other person with this name, and it's my stepmum's manicurist when she goes to Brazil who is also called Marcia.

This name makes me think of a soap opera character. And it sounds like 'Martian', just like some user pointed above.