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Marguis

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How to Pronounce Marguis

Pronounced mar-KEE /mɑrˈkiː/Medium

Meaning: Marguis is a respelled form of Marquis, the English spelling of the French noble title 'marquis' - a rank of nobility just below a duke. As a given name it carries the aspirational, high-status feel of a title rather than a dictionary meaning; the -g- spelling is an American variant.Low

In 30 seconds: Marguis is a respelling of Marquis, the French noble rank just below a duke, turned into a boy's name. It was never common, peaking around the late nineteen-eighties (said mar-KEE).
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Origin MediumFrench
MeaningMarguis is a respelled form of Marquis, the English spelling of the French noble title 'marquis' - a rank of nobility just below a duke. As a given name it carries the aspirational, high-status feel of a title rather than a dictionary meaning; the -g- spelling is an American variant.
U.S. rank (1992)#9322 ↘ Falling
1992 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1987
Total births (all-time)≈ 154

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198719731992

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Marguis is a variant spelling of Marquis, which comes straight from the French noble title 'marquis.' The word traces to the Old French 'marche,' meaning a frontier or border district, since a marquis was a lord who guarded the borderlands. American parents adopted Marquis as a bold, aspirational given name, and Marguis is one of several respellings that swapped in a -g-.

Marguis was never a common name in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year even at its peak in the late nineteen-eighties, and it faded through the nineteen-nineties. A boy named Marguis then would be reaching his late thirties today, so the name reads as a marker of that era's taste for title-names.

Did you know? A marquis originally governed a 'march' - a border province - which is why the title sits between count and duke. As a name it was part of a wave of title-names like Duke, Earl and King.
Overall data confidence 40%
References - Marguis — Respelling of Marquis, from French noble title 'marquis'

Variations

MarquisMarquiseMarquiss

Nicknames

MarQuisMarq

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Marguis mean?

It is a respelling of Marquis, from the French noble rank 'marquis,' a lord just below a duke.

How do you pronounce Marguis?

It is usually said mar-KEE, two syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Marguis a boy or girl name?

Marguis is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Marguis?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year even at its peak in the late nineteen-eighties.

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