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Pronounced mar-KEESE /mɑːrˈkiːs/Medium

Meaning: Marquies is a respelling of Marquis or Marquise, drawn from the French noble title marquis, itself from a word for a border lord. In American usage it became a stylish given name valued for its air of rank and elegance.Low

In 30 seconds: Marquies is a respelling of Marquis, from the French noble title. It appeared for United States boys in the early 1970s and stayed rare (said mar-KEESE).

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Origin LowFrench, American

MeaningMarquies is a respelling of Marquis or Marquise, drawn from the French noble title marquis, itself from a word for a border lord. In American usage it became a stylish given name valued for its air of rank and elegance.

U.S. rank (2017)#11675 ↘ Falling

2017 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1997

Total births (all-time)≈ 450

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

Marquies is a respelling of Marquis and Marquise, given names taken from the French aristocratic title marquis. The title-turned-name became popular in Black American families from the 1970s, prized for its elegance, and parents spelled it many ways. Marquies first appears in United States birth records around 1973 and reached a small high around 1997.

It was never common, given to only a couple dozen boys a year even at its peak. A Marquies from that high would be in his late twenties now; the name reads as a stylish respelling rather than a revival.

Did you know? The title marquis once named a lord who guarded a kingdom's border, or march; as a first name it brought that ring of nobility to American boys of the 1970s onward.

Overall data confidence 45%

References - Marquies — Respelling of Marquis/Marquise; French title marquis; African American naming

Variations

MarquisMarquiseMarkease

Nicknames

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Marquies mean?

It is a respelling of Marquis or Marquise, from the French noble title marquis, a lord of the border march.

How do you pronounce Marquies?

It's said mar-KEESE /mɑːrˈkiːs/, two syllables with the stress at the end.

Is Marquies a boy or girl name?

Marquies is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Marquies?

It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its peak in the late nineteen-nineties.