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Marquisa
How to Pronounce Marquisa
Pronounced mar-KEE-suh /mɑːrˈkiː.sə/Low
Meaning: Marquisa reads as a feminine name built on Marquis, taking after the French marquise, the title of a noblewoman ranking below a duchess. The word goes back to marche, a border region a marquis once governed. As a given name it was chosen in late-century America for its elegant, aristocratic ring rather than as a literal title.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
Marquisa is a feminine name shaped from Marquis and the French marquise, a noblewoman's title rooted in the word for a border march. Its American use is recent and modest, chosen for its stately sound within a family of Marqu- names rather than as an actual rank.
Marquisa appeared only lightly in the American records around 1988, reaching about fourteen girls a year at most before fading. A girl named Marquisa then would be in her late thirties today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Marquisa mean?
It is a feminine name built on Marquis, from the French marquise, a noblewoman's title.
How do you pronounce Marquisa?
It is said mar-KEE-suh /mɑːrˈkiː.sə/ - three syllables, stress on the middle.
Is Marquisa a boy or girl name?
Marquisa is used as a a girl's name.
How popular is Marquisa?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fourteen girls a year even at its peak in the late nineteen-eighties.