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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.
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'''Marcia''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɑr|s|i|ə}}, rarely {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɑr|ʃ|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:
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== People ==
*[[Queen Marcia]], legendary monarch of Britain
*[[Queen Marcia]], legendary monarch of Britain
*[[Marcia (mistress of Commodus)]]
*[[Marcia (mistress of Commodus)]]
*[[Marcia (mother of Trajan)]]
*[[Marcia (mother of Trajan)]]
*[[Marcia (wife of Cato)]]
*[[Marcia (wife of Cato)]]
*[[Marcia (vestal)]], Roman [[Vestal Virgin|Vestal]]
*[[Marcia Anastasia Christoforides]]
*[[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 Brown]]
*[[Marcia Sherlon Barnwell]], Vincentian politician
*[[Marcia Barrett]], Jamaican-British singer
*[[Marcia Brown]], American writer and illustrator
*[[Marcia Ciol]], Brazilian-American statistician
*[[Marcia Ciol]], Brazilian-American statistician
*[[Marcia Clark]], American prosecutor, author, television correspondent and television producer
*[[Marcia Clark]]
*[[Marcia Cross]]
*[[Marcia Cross]], American actress
*[[Marcia Cruz-Correa]], Puerto Rican physician-scientist and gastroenterologist
*[[Marcia Davenport]]
*[[Marcia Falkender, Baroness Falkender]]
*[[Marcia Davenport]], American writer and music critic
*[[Marcia Falkender, Baroness Falkender]], British labor politician, civil servant and life peer
*[[Marcia Mitzman Gaven]]
*[[Marcia Griffiths]]
*[[Marcia Fudge]], American attorney and politician
*[[Marcia Gudereit]]
*[[Marcia Gallo]], American historian and author
*[[Marcia Gay Harden]]
*[[Marcia Mitzman Gaven]], American actress
*[[Marcia Griffiths]], Jamaican reggae singer
*[[Marcia Gudereit]], Canadian curler
*[[Marcia Gay Harden]], American actress
*[[Marcia Hines]], Australian singer
*[[Marcia Hines]], Australian singer
*[[Marcia A. Karrow]]
*[[Marcia A. Karrow]], American politician
*[[Marcia V. Keizs]]
*[[Marcia V. Keizs]], Jamaican academic
*[[Marcia Kramer]]
*[[Marcia Kramer]], American journalist
*[[Marcia Langton]]
*[[Marcia Langton]], Australian Aboriginal scholar and activist
*[[Marcia Layne]], British playwright
*[[Marcia Layne]], British playwright
*[[Marcia Lucas]]
*[[Marcia Lucas]], American film editor
*[[Marcia MacMillan]]
*[[Marcia MacMillan]], Canadian journalist
*[[Marcia Marx]]
*[[Marcia Marx]], American artist
*[[Marcia Mead]], American architect
*[[Marcia Mead]], American architect
*[[Marcia Neave]]
*[[Marcia Neave]], Australian legal academic and judge
*[[Marcia Pankratz]]
*[[Marcia Pankratz]], American field hockey player
*[[Marcia Pelham, Countess of Yarborough]]
*[[Marcia Pelham, Countess of Yarborough]], British countess
*[[Marcia Y. Riggs]], American scholar, professor and theologian
*[[Marcia Rodd]]
*[[Marcia Strassman]]
*[[Marcia Rodd]], American actress
*[[Marcia Theophilo]]
*[[Marcia Strassman]], American actress and singer
*[[Marcia Trimble]]
*[[Marcia Theophilo]], Brazilian poet
*[[Marcia Wallace]]
*[[Marcia Trimble]], American murder victim
*[[Marcia Wilbur]]
*[[Marcia Wallace]], American actress and comedian
*[[Marcia Yockey]]
*[[Marcia Yockey]], American weather presenter
*[[James Marcia]]
* [[Marcia Fudge]]


==Fictional characters==
==Fictional characters==
*[[Characters of The Brady Bunch#Marcia Brady|Marcia Brady]] of ''[[The Brady Bunch]]''
*[[Marcia Barton]] in the film ''The Creature Walks Among Us''
*Marcia Montenegro in telenovela ''[[Mariana de la Noche]]''
*[[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 of ''[[The Outsiders (novel)|The Outsiders]]''
*[[Marcia Overstrand]] of the book series ''[[Septimus Heap]]''
*[[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, a character from [[Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance]], and its sequel [[Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn]].


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Marcie]]
*[[Marcie]]
*[[Marzia (given name)]]
*[[Marzia (given name)]]
*[[Marcus (disambiguation)]], the male equivalent
*[[Marcus (name)]], the male equivalent
*[[Marcius (disambiguation)]]
*[[Marcius (disambiguation)]]
*[[Marcio]]
*[[Márcio]]


== References ==
== References ==
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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:

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References

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