Marquess - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Marquess \m(a)-rque-ss, mar-quess\ is a variant of Marquis (Old French), and the meaning of Marquess is "nobleman; lord of the borderlands".

The baby name Marquess sounds like Marques, Marquus, Marquise, Marquez, Markwess and Markess. Other similar baby names are DeMarquess, Marquel and Marque.

Marquess is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#22849 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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