Marcia (given name)

Marcia (/ˈmɑːrʃə/, rarely /mɑːrˈsiːə/), often shortened to Marcie /ˈmɑːrsi/, is a female given name of Italian origin, derived from Latin meaning "dedicated to Mars". Marcia also means "proud, warlike, martial". It is a female form of Marcius. Bearers of this name include:

• Queen Marcia, legendary monarch of Britain
• Marcia Anastasia Christoforides
• Marcia M. Anderson, first African-American woman to attain major general in the USAR
• Marcia Angell
• Marcia Ball
• Marcia Barrett
• Marcia Barton
• Marcia Brazil, a contestant on the Charm School with Ricki Lake, and Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels
• Marcia Brown
• Marcia Clark
• Marcia Cross
• Marcia Davenport
• Marcia Falkender, Baroness Falkender
• Marcia Mitzman Gaven
• Marcia Griffiths
• Marcia Gudereit
• Marcia Harden
• Marcia Hines, Australian singer and judge on Australian Idol
• Marcia A. Karrow
• Marcia V. Keizs
• Marcia Kramer
• Marcia Langton
• Marcia Lucas
• Marcia MacMillan
• Marcia Marx
• Marcia Neave
• Marcia Pankratz
• Marcia Pelham, Countess of Yarborough
• Marcia Rodd
• Marcia Strassman
• Marcia Theophilo
• Marcia Trimble
• Marcia Wallace
• Marcia Wilbur
• Marcia Yockey
• James Marcia
• Marcia Fudge

Fictional character

• Marcia Brady of The Brady Bunch
• Marcia Montenegro in telenovela Mariana de la Noche
• Marcia of the The Outsiders
• Marcia Overstrand of the book series Septimus Heap
• 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

• Marsha
• Marcie
• Marzia (given name)
• Marcus (disambiguation), the male equivalent
• Marcius (disambiguation)
• Marcio