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Marcia (/ˈmɑːrsiə, ˈmɑːrʃə/) is a female given name of Italian origin,^[1] derived from Latin meaning "dedicated to Mars". It is a female form of Marcius. Marcy/Marcie is a short form.

Notable people and characters with this name include:

People

Queen Marcia, legendary monarch of Britain
Marcia (mistress of Commodus)
Marcia (mother of Trajan)
Marcia (wife of Cato)
Marcia (vestal), Roman Vestal
Marcia Anastasia Christoforides
Marcia Francis Liles Carroll Cleckler.
Marcia M. Anderson, first African-American woman to attain major general in the United States Army Reserve
Marcia Andrade Braga, Brazilian military officer and peacekeeper
Marcia Angell, American physician and author
Marcia Ball, American blues singer and pianist
Marcia Sherlon Barnwell, Vincentian politician
Marcia Barrett, Jamaican-British singer
Marcia Brown, American writer and illustrator
Marcia Ciol, Brazilian-American statistician
Marcia Clark, American prosecutor, author, television correspondent and television producer
Marcia Cross, American actress
Marcia Cruz-Correa, Puerto Rican physician-scientist and gastroenterologist
Marcia Davenport, American writer and music critic
Marcia Falkender, Baroness Falkender, British labor politician, civil servant and life peer
Marcia Fudge, American attorney and politician
Marcia Gallo, American historian and author
Marcia Mitzman Gaven, American actress
Marcia Griffiths, Jamaican reggae singer
Marcia Gudereit, Canadian curler
Marcia Gay Harden, American actress
Marcia Hines, Australian singer
Marcia A. Karrow, American politician
Marcia V. Keizs, Jamaican academic
Marcia Kramer, American journalist
Marcia Langton, Australian Aboriginal scholar and activist
Marcia Layne, British playwright
Marcia Lucas, American film editor
Marcia MacMillan, Canadian journalist
Marcia Marx, American artist
Marcia Mead, American architect
Marcia Neave, Australian legal academic and judge
Marcia Pankratz, American field hockey player
Marcia Pelham, Countess of Yarborough, British countess
Marcia Y. Riggs, American scholar, professor and theologian
Marcia Rodd, American actress
Marcia Strassman, American actress and singer
Marcia Theophilo, Brazilian poet
Marcia Trimble, American murder victim
Marcia Wallace, American actress and comedian
Marcia Yockey, American weather presenter

Fictional characters

Marcia Barton in the film The Creature Walks Among Us
Marcia Brady of The Brady Bunch
Marcia Montenegro in telenovela Mariana de la Noche
Marcia of The Outsiders
Marcia Overstrand of the book series Septimus Heap
Marcia, a character from Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, and its sequel Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

References

^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Marcia". Behind the Name.

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[1] Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Marcia". Behind the Name.

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+'''Marcia''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɑr|s|i|ə|,_|ˈ|m|ɑr|ʃ|ə}}) is a female [[given name]] of Italian origin,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/marcia|title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Marcia|first=Mike|last=Campbell|website=Behind the Name}}</ref> derived from [[Latin language|Latin]] meaning "dedicated to [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]]". It is a female form of [[Marcius (family)|Marcius]]. [[Marcy (disambiguation)|Marcy/Marcie]] is a short form.
-{{Refimprove|date=December 2009}}
-'''Marcia''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɑr|ʃ|ə}}, rarely {{IPAc-en|m|ɑr|ˈ|s|iː|ə}}), often shortened to '''Marcie''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɑr|s|i}}, is a female [[given name]] of Italian origin,<ref>http://www.behindthename.com/name/marcia</ref> derived from [[Latin language|Latin]] meaning "dedicated to [[Mars (god)|Mars]]". '''Marcia''' also means "proud, warlike, martial". It is a female form of [[Marcius (family)|Marcius]]. Bearers of this name include:
+Notable people and characters with this name include:
+{{TOC right}}
+== People ==
 *[[Queen Marcia]], legendary monarch of Britain
+*[[Marcia (mistress of Commodus)]]
+*[[Marcia (mother of Trajan)]]
+*[[Marcia (wife of Cato)]]
+*[[Marcia (vestal)]], Roman [[Vestal Virgin|Vestal]]
 *[[Marcia Anastasia Christoforides]]
+*  Marcia Francis Liles Carroll Cleckler.
-*[[Marcia M. Anderson]], first African-American woman to attain major general in the USAR
+*[[Marcia M. Anderson]], first African-American woman to attain major general in the United States Army Reserve
-*[[Marcia Angell]]
+*[[Marcia Andrade Braga]], Brazilian military officer and peacekeeper
-*[[Marcia Ball]]
-*[[Marcia Barrett]]
+*[[Marcia Angell]], American physician and author
-*[[Marcia Barton]]
+*[[Marcia Ball]], American blues singer and pianist
+*[[Marcia Sherlon Barnwell]], Vincentian politician
-*[[Marcia Brazil]], a contestant on the [[Charm School with Ricki Lake]], and [[Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels]]
-*[[Marcia Brown]]
+*[[Marcia Barrett]], Jamaican-British singer
-*[[Marcia Clark]]
+*[[Marcia Brown]], American writer and illustrator
-*[[Marcia Cross]]
+*[[Marcia Ciol]], Brazilian-American statistician
+*[[Marcia Clark]], American prosecutor, author, television correspondent and television producer
-*[[Marcia Davenport]]
-*[[Marcia Falkender, Baroness Falkender]]
+*[[Marcia Cross]], American actress
+*[[Marcia Cruz-Correa]], Puerto Rican physician-scientist and gastroenterologist
-*[[Marcia Mitzman Gaven]]
-*[[Marcia Griffiths]]
+*[[Marcia Davenport]], American writer and music critic
+*[[Marcia Falkender, Baroness Falkender]], British labor politician, civil servant and life peer
-*[[Marcia Gudereit]]
+*[[Marcia Fudge]], American attorney and politician
-*[[Marcia Gay Harden|Marcia Harden]]
-*[[Marcia Hines]], Australian singer and judge on [[Australian Idol]]
+*[[Marcia Gallo]], American historian and author
-*[[Marcia A. Karrow]]
+*[[Marcia Mitzman Gaven]], American actress
-*[[Marcia V. Keizs]]
+*[[Marcia Griffiths]], Jamaican reggae singer
-*[[Marcia Kramer]]
+*[[Marcia Gudereit]], Canadian curler
-*[[Marcia Langton]]
+*[[Marcia Gay Harden]], American actress
-*[[Marcia Lucas]]
+*[[Marcia Hines]], Australian singer
-*[[Marcia MacMillan]]
+*[[Marcia A. Karrow]], American politician
-*[[Marcia Marx]]
+*[[Marcia V. Keizs]], Jamaican academic
-*[[Marcia Neave]]
+*[[Marcia Kramer]], American journalist
+*[[Marcia Langton]], Australian Aboriginal scholar and activist
-*[[Marcia Pankratz]]
-*[[Marcia Pelham, Countess of Yarborough]]
+*[[Marcia Layne]], British playwright
-*[[Marcia Rodd]]
+*[[Marcia Lucas]], American film editor
-*[[Marcia Strassman]]
+*[[Marcia MacMillan]], Canadian journalist
-*[[Marcia Theophilo]]
+*[[Marcia Marx]], American artist
-*[[Marcia Trimble]]
+*[[Marcia Mead]], American architect
-*[[Marcia Wallace]]
+*[[Marcia Neave]], Australian legal academic and judge
-*[[Marcia Wilbur]]
+*[[Marcia Pankratz]], American field hockey player
+*[[Marcia Pelham, Countess of Yarborough]], British countess
-*[[Marcia Yockey]]
+*[[Marcia Y. Riggs]], American scholar, professor and theologian
-*[[James Marcia]]
-* [[Marcia Fudge]]
+*[[Marcia Rodd]], American actress
+*[[Marcia Strassman]], American actress and singer
-* Marcia Sawicz
+*[[Marcia Theophilo]], Brazilian poet
-*
+*[[Marcia Trimble]], American murder victim
-==Fictional character==
+*[[Marcia Wallace]], American actress and comedian
-*[[Characters of The Brady Bunch#Marcia Brady|Marcia Brady]] of ''[[The Brady Bunch]]''
+*[[Marcia Yockey]], American weather presenter
-*Marcia Montenegro in telenovela ''[[Mariana de la Noche]]''
-*Marcia of the ''[[The Outsiders (novel)|The Outsiders]]''
+==Fictional characters==
+*[[Marcia Barton]] in the film ''The Creature Walks Among Us''
+*[[Marcia Brady]] of ''[[The Brady Bunch]]''
+*Marcia Montenegro in telenovela ''[[Mariana de la noche (Mexican TV series)|Mariana de la Noche]]''
+*Marcia of ''[[The Outsiders (novel)|The Outsiders]]''
 *[[Marcia Overstrand]] of the book series ''[[Septimus Heap]]''
+*Marcia, a character from ''[[Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance]]'', and its sequel ''[[Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn]]''
-*[[Marcie (Peanuts)|Marcie]] from [[Charles M. Schulz]]'s ''[[Peanuts]]''
-* [[Marcy McDermott]], Veronica Lodge's nerdy cousin from the [[Archie Comics]].
-* Marcia Webb, the adoptive sister of Dixon Lillian Haley-Well in the novel ''[[Stripes (novel)|Stripes]]''
 ==See also==
+*[[Marcia (gens)]]
 *[[Marsha]]
 *[[Marcie]]
+*[[Marzia (given name)]]
-*[[Marcus (disambiguation)]], the male equivalent
+*[[Marcus (name)]], the male equivalent
 *[[Marcius (disambiguation)]]
-*[[Marcio]]
+*[[Márcio]]
 == References ==
+{{Reflist}}
-<references/>
+*{{Commonscatinline}}
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 [[Category:Latin feminine given names]]
 [[Category:English feminine given names]]
+[[Category:Feminine given names]]