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What does Marques mean?
Marques 
▼ as a name for boys is of Latin and Old French derivation, and Marques means "dedicated to Mars; nobleman; lord of the borderlands". Marques is a Spanish form of Mark (Latin): anglicized respelling of Marcus. Marques is also a form of Marquis (Old French).
Variations
VARIANTS Marquus, Marquiz, Marquise▼, Marquez, Marquess, Markwess, Markwees, Markus, Markos, Markize, Markiss, Markise, Markess, Markese, Markeese, Markeece, Marcus▼, Marcos
RELATIONS VIA MARK, MARQUIS Marek, Marius, Markey, Marq, Marque, Marqui
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Marques Cade (M.C.), ..
How popular is Marques?
Marques is an uncommonly occurring first name for males but a very prominent surname for all people (#5041 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Marques entered the list in 1970-1979 and reached its highest rank of #575 in the U.S. during the years 1980-1989, but is not in the list at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Marcus (#209 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Mark (#210), Marcos (#432), Markus (#1000), Marquis (#1010), Marquise (#1525), Marek (#1617), Marquez (#1956), Marius and Markese are the prominent alternative forms of Marques. Other forms, like Markise, are uncommon. Adoption of these forms of Marques reached its apex 6 decades ago (AVERAGE #1377) and has become significantly less since (#1269, DOWN 88%), with versions such as Marquis going out of style.
Similar Names
Marques▼ is alike in pronunciation to Marcas. Other recommended sound-alike names are Barnes, Fares, Jacques, Jaques, Magnes, Magnus▲, Magus, Malique, Manases, Manuel▼, Manus, Marcel▲, Mardel, Marden, Mareo, Mariner, Marinos, Marinus, Markel, Marlea, Marlen, Marley▲, Marloe, Marmer, Marquel, Mars, Marsden, Marsten, Martel, Marten, Martie, Marve, Marvel, Marven, Mateus, Maurus, Mayes, Miquel, Narses and Parkes. These names tend to be more commonly used than Marques.
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