Marquis - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Marquis \m(a)-rqu

is pronounced mar-KEECE, MAR-kuss, mar-KEE. It is of Old French origin, and its meaning is "nobleman; lord of the borderlands". Originally a title of nobility for aristocrats whose holdings were situated in vulnerable border areas (the Marches). It is a lower rank than Duke, but higher than Earl, Viscount, or Baron. Use as a personal name may have been influenced by names derived from the Latin Marcus. Phonetic variants indicate that parents favor mar-KEECE, probably using Marquis as a title name. Marquis (MAR-kuss) is a variant of a Scottish surname; Marquez is a Spanish form. Football player Marquez Pope; baseball player Marquis Grissom.

Marquis has 16 variant forms: Markeece, Markeese, Markese, Markess, Markise, Markiss, Markize, Markwees, Markwess, Marques, Marquess, Marquez, Marqui, Marquis, Marquise and Marquiz.

For more information, see also related names King, Mark and Mar-.

Baby names that sound like Marquis are Marquus and Markus.

Marquis is a somewhat common first name for men (#856 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#3363 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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