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Are surnames beginning with 'Marc' derived from the word Mercy?
This name in particular contains the word March. It translates to a word similar to Marquis. Thoughts?
I don't want to post the entire name due to privacy concerns. Thanks
This name in particular contains the word March. It translates to a word similar to Marquis. Thoughts?
I don't want to post the entire name due to privacy concerns. Thanks
This message was edited 6/15/2022, 6:41 PM
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Well, certainly not all of them are derived form the word "mercy". Even the ones in this database starting with "marc" don't come from it.
https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/start/marc
There's for instance Marchand which is from merchant. Or even Marchesi "From the Italian title marchese meaning "marquis". It was probably a nickname for a person who behaved like a marquis or worked in the household of a marquis." And marquis ultimately comes from a Latin word meaning "frontier".
So whatever name you have in mind, it possibly may come from "mercy", I wouldn't know, but just because it starts with "marc" doesn't mean it does.
https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/start/marc
There's for instance Marchand which is from merchant. Or even Marchesi "From the Italian title marchese meaning "marquis". It was probably a nickname for a person who behaved like a marquis or worked in the household of a marquis." And marquis ultimately comes from a Latin word meaning "frontier".
So whatever name you have in mind, it possibly may come from "mercy", I wouldn't know, but just because it starts with "marc" doesn't mean it does.
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Thanks so much for your reply!
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