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Marcia

What does Marcia mean?

Marcia Pronunciation of Marcia as a girls' name is pronounced MAR-shah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Marcia is "dedicated to Mars". Feminine of Marcus. Mars was the Roman god of war, known to the Greeks as Ares. Used in Imperial Rome and revived in the late 19th century. See also Marcella. Actress Marsha Mason.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Mar-, -cia

ASSOCIATED WITH dedicated, roman, war (battle), greeks, 19th century

Variations

VARIANTS Marcella, Marcena, Marcene, Marchita, Marci, Marciana, Marciane, Marcianne, Marcie, Marcila, Marcile, Marcille, Marcilyn, Marcilynn, Marcina, Marcine, Marcita, Marcy, Marquita, Marsha, Marseea, Marsia, Martia

ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA MARCELLA, MARSHA Marcela, Marcele, Marcelina, Marcilee, Maricel, Marsita

CREATIVE FORMS
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Marcia Jamiyah (M.J.), ..

How popular is Marcia?

Marcia is a very popular first name for women (#236 out of 4276, Top 5%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#25845 out of 150436, Top 17%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Marcia reached its top position of #90 in the U.S. during the years 1940-1949, but is not listed at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Marcia name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Marcia outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Prominent variation forms of Marcia rated in the Top 2000 are Marcella (#1094 VIA LATEST LIST), Marcela (#1610), Marcelina, Marcene, Marci, Marcie, Marcile, Marcille, Marcine, Marcy, Marquita and Marsha. Other forms, like Marcilee, are uncommon. These forms of Marcia were at the apex of their popularity 68 years ago (MEDIAN #1211) and have become much less conventional since.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Marcia, Marcela, Marcelina, Marcella, Marcene in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Marci, Marcie, Marcile, Marcille, Marcine in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Marcy, Marquita, Marsha in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Marcia and related baby names outside U.S.

Similar Names

Marcia is alike in pronunciation to Myrtia. Other recommended sound-alike names are Cacia, Carlia, Dacia, Darcia, Kacia, Karmia, Maci, Madzia, Malia, Malkia, Mara, Maraya, Marcee, Marcenia (see Marcene), Mareina, Marena, Marfa, Marg, Marge, Margita, Margy, Mari, Maria, Mariah, Marial, Marian, Marice, Maricia, Mariko, Marina, Marisha, Marit, Mariza, Marja, Marjo, Marjy, Markia, Marla, Marlie, Marlin, Marlina, Marlisa, Marna, Marnia, Marnja, Marnya, Marqui, Marra, Marris, Marrissa, Martha, Marti, Martina, Martta, Marya, Maryssa, Mattia, Mauresa (see Maureen), Maurisa, Maurizia, Mercey, Merci, Mercia, Mercie, Mirka, Moreisa, Morysa (see Marisa), Narcisa, Saraia, Saria, Tarnia, Wardia, Zaria and Zarria. These names tend to be less commonly used than Marcia.

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