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What does March mean?

March Pronunciation of March as a boys' name is of Old French origin, and the meaning of March is "borderland, frontier". In Italy, "le marche" was a territory between two ancient kingdoms. In England, the Marches of western England border Wales. "March" as in "walk" derives from a slightly different root. The name may also be used to signify the month of birth. Actor Frederic March.

STARTS WITH Mar-

ASSOCIATED WITH ancient (old), england

Variations

VARIANTS Marcio, Marzo

SEE ALSO Marcus

FEMININE FORM Marcella

CREATIVE FORMS
(male) Mirch, ..

(female) Marma, ..


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
March Cody (M.C.), ..

How popular is March?

March is an unusual first name for males but a very prominent surname for all people (#3135 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Which version is better?

Marcus (#209 LAST YEAR) is the only prominent alternative form of March (OUTSIDE TOP 2000). This relation of March reached the apex of its popularity in the 1980s (#64) and is now significantly less common (#209, 62.8%), with Marcus becoming somewhat dated. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Marcus in U.S.

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

Similar Names

March is alike in pronunciation to Marsh. Other recommended sound-alike names are Arch, Baruch, Birch, Burch, Darach, Larch, Mac, Mace, Mack, Macy, Mar, Mar-, Marc, Marcas, Marcel, Marco, Marcos, Marek, Mareo, Marik, Mario, Mark, Marko, Marly, Maro, Marom, Marq, Marr, Mars, Mart, Marti, Marty, Marve, Marx, Merce, Mitch, Mytch and Zach. These names tend to be more frequently used than March.

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