Gender Masculine
Usage African American
Pronounced Pron. /mɑɹ.ˈki/(American English) /mɑɹ.ˈkis/(American English) /ˈmɑɹ.kwɪs/(American English) /ˈmɑː.kwɪs/(British English) /mɑː.ˈkiː/(British English) [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
From a noble title that derives from the Old French word marche meaning "march, borderland". The title originally referred to someone who ruled on the borderlands of a realm.