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Marquetta

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Pronounced mar-KETT-uh /mɑːrˈkɛt.ə/High

Meaning: Marquetta is a twentieth-century American elaboration whose sound echoes Marketa, the Czech form of Margaret (Greek margarites, 'pearl'), and the French title marquise. It reads as an ornamented name in that Margaret-and-Marquis sound world.Low

In 30 seconds: Marquetta is an ornate American name echoing Marketa (a form of Margaret, 'pearl') and the French marquise. It crested in 1984.

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Origin LowGreek, French

MeaningMarquetta is a twentieth-century American elaboration whose sound echoes Marketa, the Czech form of Margaret (Greek margarites, 'pearl'), and the French title marquise. It reads as an ornamented name in that Margaret-and-Marquis sound world.

U.S. rank (2015)#15725 ↗ Rising

2015 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1984

Total births (all-time)≈ 2,130

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

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

Marquetta is an American elaboration that draws on two familiar sounds: Marketa, the Czech and Slavic form of Margaret, from Greek margarites, 'pearl', and the aristocratic French marquise. Whichever a given family had in mind, the result is an ornamented name of the Marqu- style. It appears in United States records from the late nineteen-twenties and rose especially in African American naming.

It reached its high point in 1984 and faded through the following decades. Marquetta reads as a decorative twentieth-century name worn by women now in midlife; its most honest gloss ties it to the Margaret family and the marquis title rather than to a single ancient root.

Did you know? Marquetta rides two currents at once: the Margaret family, through the Czech Marketa, and the fashionable Marqu- prefix drawn from the noble title marquis and marquise.

Overall data confidence 55%

References — Marquetta — Elaboration echoing Marketa/Margaret 'pearl' and marquise; SSA peak 1984

Variations

MarketaMarquitaMarqueta

Nicknames

QuettaMarky

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Marquetta mean?

Marquetta echoes Marketa, a form of Margaret meaning 'pearl', and the French title marquise.

How do you pronounce Marquetta?

It's said mar-KETT-uh /mɑːrˈkɛt.ə/ — three syllables, stress in the middle.

Is Marquetta a boy or girl name?

Marquetta is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Marquetta?

Marquetta was an uncommon name that crested in the mid-eighties and has been rare since; it has not revived.