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View Name: Marquis


MARQUIS
GENDER: Masculine
PRONOUNCED: mahr-KEE   [key]
Meaning & History
From a noble title which was derived from the Old French word marchis "march, borderland", which originally referred to someone who ruled on the borderlands of a realm.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Marques, Marquise
FEMININE FORM: Marquita
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