Marcia

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Marcia

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Marcia is the English feminine form of Marcus, a Latin name, which probably came from Marticos. It refers to Mars, the Roman god of war.

History:
Marcia as a Latin name, was found in the Roman period and belonged to several obscure saints. It was revived in the 18th century and slowly gained in popularity, peaking in the 1940s.

Pronunciation: marsh-ah.

Diminutives:
English: Selina, Celina.
French: Celine.

Alternates: Marca, Marcella, Marcelina, Marcee, Marcelene, Marcene, Marci, Marcy, Markita, Masha, Marzia.
Czech: Marcela.
French: Marcelle, Marceline.
Irish Gaelic: Mairsile.
Italian: Marcella.
Polish: Marcela.
Scottish Gaelic: Marsaili.
Spanish: Marcela.

Masculine: Marcus, Mark.

See also: Celine, Marcella (Marceline), Marsha.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Marcia Gluck Davenport (1903-1996)
American writer.
Marcia Joan Brown (1918-)
French poet.
Marcia Haydee (1939-)
American author.

Fictional Characters:
Marcia Brady (1969)
From the television series The Brady Bunch.

Political Figures:
Marcia Matilda Falkender (1932-)
British political worker.
Marcia Freedman (1938-)
American-Israeli politician.

Religious Figures:
Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon (1707-1791)
English evangelical methodist.

Singers and Entertainers:
Marcia Gay Harden (1959-)
American actress.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.090 % named Marcia
0.078 % named Marsha
0.037 % named Marcella
0.016 % named Marcy
0.012 % named Marcie
0.010 % named Marci
0.006 % named Marcela
0.005 % named Marcelle
0.004 % named Marcelina
0.002 % named Marceline
0.002 % named Celine
0.001 % named Marcene
0.001 % named Marcelene

Popularity of Marcia:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 527th most popular.
1910-1920: 536th most popular.
1920-1930: 310th most popular.
1930-1940: 151st most popular.
1940-1950: 87th most popular.
1950-1960: 99th most popular.
1960-1970: 191st most popular.
1970-1980: 287th most popular.
1980-1990: 643rd most popular.
1990: 912th most popular.
1991: 968th most popular.
1992: N/A
1993: 981st most popular.
1994: N/A

Popularity of Marcy:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1940: N/A
1940-1950: 796th most popular.
1950-1960: 523rd most popular.
1960-1970: 402nd most popular.
1970-1980: 338th most popular.
1980-1990: 788th most popular.
1990-2000: N/A

Popularity of Marcie:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1950: N/A
1950-1960: 666th most popular.
1960-1970: 525th most popular.
1970-1980: 424th most popular.
1980-1990: 696th most popular.
1990-2000: N/A

Popularity of Marci:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1950: N/A
1950-1960: 875th most popular.
1960-1970: 525th most popular.
1970-1980: 444th most popular.
1980-1990: 656th most popular.
1990-2000: N/A