Marcia

Latin, feminine version of Marcius

"warlike"

Marcia Origin and Meaning

The name Marcia is a girl's name of Latin, Polish origin meaning "warlike".

Marcia is an ancient Roman name which derives from Mars, the god of war. It was used by Dante in the Inferno and later by Thomas Hardy and others.

Marcia enjoyed a brief run of popularity in the mid-twentieth century--it was a Top 100 name from 1943 to 1955-- then was replaced by Marcy and Marci. Now all three are in limbo, replaced by the newer Marley or the more vintage Marcella. An alternate spelling of Marcia is Marsha. A strong association is with Marcia, Marcia, Marcia of The Brady Bunch.

Marcia Rank in US Top 1000

# 986 in the US

Marcia Popularity

• 1187 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Marcia

• Marcia Anne Cross American actress
• Marcia Gay Harden American actress
• Marcia Karen Wallace American actress and voice artist
• Marcia Lou Griffin Lucas American film editor
• Marcia Kemper McNutt American geophysicist; president of the National Academy of Sciences
• Marcia Mitzman Gaven American actress
• Marcia Warren English actress
• Marcia Rachel Clark American prosecutor during the O..J. Simpson trial
• Marcia Ann Strassman American actress
• Marcia Louise Fudge U.S. Congresswoman from Ohio
• Marcia Carolyn "Marcy" Kaptur U.S. Congresswoman from Ohio
• Marcia Lynne "Marcheline" Bertrand American actress; mother of Angelina Jolie

Marcia in Pop Culture

• Marcia mythical queen of the Britons
• Lady Marcia character in "Lady Connie" by Mrs Humphry Ward
• Marcia Overstrand character in "Septimus Heap" by Angie Sage
• Marcia Brady character on "The Brady Bunch"
• Marcia Keith mother of fictional character Mildred Keith
• Marcia minor fictional character in "The Outsiders" written by S. E. Hinton and is portrayed by Michelle Meyrink in the movie adaptation of the same name
• Marcia Montenegro character in telenovela "Mariana de la Noche"