Marcia

See also: marcia, marcía, marcià, and Márcia

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Marcia, feminine form of Marcius, a derivative of Marcus, ultimately from Mārs, the god of war.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɑɹʃə/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɑːʃə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ʃə
  • Hyphenation: Mar‧cia

Proper noun

Marcia

  1. A female given name from Latin.

References

  • Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.

Latin

Etymology

Feminine form of Mārcius.

Proper noun

Mārcia f (genitive Mārciae, masculine Mārcius); first declension

  1. A feminine praenomen.

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative Mārcia Mārciae
genitive Mārciae Mārciārum
dative Mārciae Mārciīs
accusative Mārciam Mārciās
ablative Mārciā Mārciīs
vocative Mārcia Mārciae