Marquise - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Marquise \m(a)-rqui-se, mar-quise\ is pronounced mar-KEES. It is of French origin. The feminine equivalent of the French title "Marquis". Marquesa is a rank name in the Spanish nobility, and place name of a group of islands in the South Pacific.

Marquise has 9 variant forms: Marchesa, Marchessa, Markaisa, Markessa, Marquesa, Marquessa, Marqui, Marquisa and Marquisha.

For more information, see also the related name Markeisha.

Baby names that sound like Marquise are Margize and Margies.

Marquise is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Marquise. Click here to compare Marquise with related baby names.