Marquis (name)
Marquis is a family name (surname) as well as a given name. It derives from the hereditary title of nobility Marquis. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Albert Nelson Marquis (1855–1943), American publisher * André Marquis (1883–1957), Vichy French admiral * Arnold Marquis (1921–1990), German actor and voice talent * Bob Marquis (1924–2007), American professional baseball player * Brian Marquis (born 1981), American singer-songwriter * Carl Marquis, Canadian paralympic athlete * Craig Marquis (born 1985), American poker player * Daniel Marquis (1829–1879), Australian portrait photographer * Don Marquis (1878–1937), American writer, poet, and journalist * Don Marquis (philosopher) (1935–2022), American philosopher and bioethicist * Donald Marquis (psychologist) (1908–1973), American psychologist * Ellaisa Marquis (born 1991), international football player from Saint Lucia * Eugène Marquis (1901–1994), Canadian politician, judge and lawyer * Gail Marqu ...
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Marquis
A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman with the rank of a marquess or the wife (or widow) of a marquess is a marchioness or marquise. These titles are also used to translate equivalent Asian styles, as in Imperial China and Imperial Japan. Etymology The word ''marquess'' entered the English language from the Old French ("ruler of a border area") in the late 13th or early 14th century. The French word was derived from ("frontier"), itself descended from the Middle Latin ("frontier"), from which the modern English word ''march'' also descends. The distinction between governors of frontier territories and interior territories was made as early as the founding of the Roman Empire when some provinces were set aside for administration by the senate and more unpacified or vulnerab ...
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