Submitted NameRevisions Save Gender Feminine Usage Medieval Spanish Other Forms FormsMarquesa, Marquesia Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 12/8/2007 by leananshae Edited 8/22/2018 by Frollein Gladys Meaning & History Derived from Old French markis, marchis "marquis", ultimately from Old High German marka "march; fortified area along a border".