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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Marcia f. Latin Marcia, a derivative of Latin Mars, and the name of a Roman gens.

The name of a mythical queen of the Britons.

The name is sometimes treated as a fem. of Mark.

England
Early Modern English
1530 Marcy LIWill-III p. 4; 1560 Marcy CAmar-vol1 p. 2
Italy
Latin
1527 Martia (nom) Rome1527 p. 87
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Marcia". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Marcia.