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What does Marquis mean?
Marquis ▼ as a boys' name is pronounced mar-KEECE, MAR-kuss, mar-KEE. It is of Old French origin, and the meaning of Marquis 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 prefer mar-KEECE, probably using Marquis as a title name. Marquis (MAR-kuss) is also a variant of a Scottish surname. Football player Marquez Pope; baseball player Marquis Grissom. Also form of Mar-.
Variations
VARIANTS Markeece, Markeese, Markese, Markess, Markise, Markiss, Markize, Markwees, Markwess, Marques▼, Marquess, Marquez, Marqui, Marquise▼, Marquiz
SEE ALSO King
RELATIONS VIA MARCUS Marcas, Markos, Markus
FEMININE FORM Marquise
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Marquis?
Marquis is a somewhat prominent first name for males (#856 out of 1220, Top 70%) and an even more prominent surname for both adults and children (#3861 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Marquis reached its apex rank of #258 in the U.S. in the year 1990, and is at #1010 presently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
King (#150 IN 2018), Marcus (#209), Markus (#1000), Marquise (#1525), Marquez (#1956), Markese and Marques are the prominent variation forms of Marquis (#1010). Other forms, like Markos, are uncommon. These relations of Marquis reached the apex of their popularity 2 decades ago (AVERAGE #850) and are somewhat less widespread today (#1231, ▼27.5%), with forms like Marques falling out of fashion. Marcus has generally been a favorite of parents, although King seems to be getting popular too.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Baris, Faris, Farris, Harris, Jaris, Jarvis▼, Magnus▲, Magus, Malaquias, Malequi, Manus, Marcio, Marcos, Marik, Marinos, Marinus, Mario, Marius, Marlin▼, Marq, Marque, Marquel, Marquus, Mars, Marsdin, Marti, Martie, Martin▼, Marvin▼, Marwin, Mateus, Maurus, Moris, Morris▼, Paris▼, Parris and Tarquin. These names tend to be less commonly used than Marquis.
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