Marcian

See also: marcían

English

Etymology

Compare Martian, martial.

Adjective

Marcian (comparative more Marcian, superlative most Marcian)

1. (obsolete) Under the influence of Mars; courageous; bold.

Proper noun

Marcian

1. A saint born in Cyrus who became an anchorite in Chalcis and died in 388.
2. (Ancient Greece) A minor fourth century Greek geographer from Heraclea (an ancient city on the coast of Bithynia).
3. (Ancient Rome) Roman emperor of the East from 450 to 457, born 392.
4. (Ancient Rome) Son of Anthemius, grandson of the Emperor Marcian, who led an unsuccessful rebellion in 479.

Anagrams

• MacNair

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Marcianus.

Proper noun

Marcian m (genitive/dative lui Marcian)

1. a surname

References

• Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎^[1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică