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Marquasia
Pronounced mar-KWAY-zhuh /mɑrˈkweɪ.ʒə/Low
Meaning: Marquasia builds on the Marqu- root shared with Marquita and Marquis, adding a flowing -asia ending. The Marqu- element traces to the French title marquis, a noble rank, giving the coinage a faint air of distinction under a modern surface.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Marquasia is a coined girl's name sharing its Marqu- opening with Marquita, Marquisha, and the masculine Marquis. That element comes from the French marquis, a title of nobility, which lent a note of grandeur to a whole cluster of American names. The -asia ending adds a soft, expansive finish. Marquasia is best read as an inventive name of the nineteen-nineties, prized for its regal sound rather than a settled meaning.
The name was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-nineties. A Marquasia born then is in her late twenties now, her name a distinctive coinage of that time.
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What does the name Marquasia mean?
It is an African-American coinage in the Marquita family; the Marqu- root traces to the French title marquis.
How do you pronounce Marquasia?
It is said mar-KWAY-zhuh /mɑrˈkweɪ.ʒə/.
Is Marquasia a boy or girl name?
Marquasia is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Marquasia?
It was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-nineties.