Marmaduke - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Marmaduke \m(a)-rmadu-

is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "follower of Saint Maedoc". The most famous of a number of saints named Maedoc was a sixth-century abbot of Clonmore in Ireland. The name has comical English upper-class connotations.

Marmaduke has 2 variant forms: Duke and Marmeduke.

Marmaduke is an uncommon first name for men and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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