Marcia
[mahr-shuh]
- a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”
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Examples from the Web for marcia
Contemporary Examples
But some pretty conservative legislators voted yes (Marco Rubio and David Vitter in the Senate, Marcia Blackburn in the House).
How great would it be if Michaela Watkins or Marcia Gay Harden was nominated for the canceled Trophy Wife?
The character was retired when voice actress Marcia Wallace died.
The show really jumps back and forth through time this season, flashing back to the arbitration scenes with Marcia Gay Harden.
I suspect that this is Big Pharma critic Marcia Angell's mental model.
Historical Examples
Or there's the Judge's sister, Miss Marcia, the dearest old maid.
The Bacillus of BeautyHarriet Stark
Marcia knew very well that the family circumstances were abnormal.
The Coryston FamilyMrs. Humphry Ward
This quasi-celebrity had been achieved no one quite knew how, least of all Marcia herself.
The Coryston FamilyMrs. Humphry Ward
Only Marcia noticed that the hand which took up the foolscap shook a little.
The Coryston FamilyMrs. Humphry Ward
"I came for a book," said Marcia, rather hurriedly, as she entered.
The Coryston FamilyMrs. Humphry Ward
Word Origin and History for marcia
Marcia
fem. proper name, from Latin Marcia, fem. of Marcius, a Roman gens, related to Marcus (q.v.).
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