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Updated March 6, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • African American : Noble
  • Portuguese : Warlike

Boy name variations

How Popular Is The Name Marques

Family name origins & meanings

  • Portuguese : patronymic from the personal name Marcos.
  • Southern French (Occitan), Catalan (Marquès), and Spanish (Marqués) : from marqués ‘marquis’, from the French word, either a nickname for someone who behaved like a marquis or an occupational nickname for a servant in the household of a marquis.

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