Marcia

See also: marcia, marcía, marcià, and Márcia

English

Alternative forms

• Marsha

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):

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• 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