Marcia (, ) is a female

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of Italian origin, derived from

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meaning "dedicated to

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". It is a female form of Marcius. Marcy/Marcie is a short form. Notable people and characters with this name include:

People

* Queen Marcia, legendary monarch of Britain *

Marcia (mistress of Commodus) Marcia Aurelia Ceionia Demetrias (died 193) was the mistress (182–193) and one of the assassins of Roman Emperor Commodus. Marcia was likely to have been the daughter of Marcus Aurelius Sabinianus Euhodius, a freedman of the co-emperor Lu ...

Marcia (mother of Trajan) Marcia (c. 29before 100) was an ancient Roman noblewoman and the mother of the emperor Trajan. Family Marcia came from a noble and politically influential family, the plebeian ''gens'' Marcia, which claimed to be descended from the Roman King A ...

Marcia (wife of Cato) Marcia was the second wife of Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis (Cato the Younger) and the daughter of Lucius Marcius Philippus. Biography Early life Marcia is believed to have been born about 80 BC to Lucius Marcius Philippus and his first wif ...

* Marcia (vestal), Roman Vestal *

Marcia Anastasia Christoforides Marcia Anastasia Aitken, Baroness Beaverbrook (''née'' Christoforides, previously Lady Dunn; 27 July 1909 – 28 October 1994) was a British philanthropist, an art collector, and racehorse owner. Early life and first marriage Born in Sutton, S ...

* Marcia Francis Liles Carroll Cleckler. * Marcia M. Anderson, first African-American woman to attain major general in the United States Army Reserve * Marcia Andrade Braga, Brazilian military officer and peacekeeper *

Marcia Angell Marcia Angell (; born April 20, 1939) is an American physician, author, and the first woman to serve as editor-in-chief of the ''New England Journal of Medicine''. She is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Global Health and Social M ...

Marcia Ball Marcia Ball (born March 20, 1949, Orange, Texas, United States) is an American blues singer and pianist raised in Vinton, Louisiana. Ball was described in ''USA Today'' as "a sensation, saucy singer and superb pianist... where Texas stomp-rock a ...

Marcia Barrett Marcia Barrett (born 14 October 1948) is a Jamaican-British singer and one of the original singers with the vocal group Boney M. Early years Barrett was born in Saint Catherine Parish, British Jamaica; her parents brought her to Croydon, Eng ...

Marcia Brown Marcia Joan Brown (July 13, 1918 – April 28, 2015) was an American writer and illustrator of more than 30 children's books. She has won three annual Caldecott Medals from the American Library Association, and three Caldecott Medal honors as an ...

* Marcia Ciol, Brazilian-American statistician *

Marcia Clark Marcia Rachel Clark (' Kleks, formerly Horowitz; born August 31, 1953) is an American prosecutor, author, television correspondent and television producer. She is known for being the lead prosecutor in the O. J. Simpson murder case. Early li ...

Marcia Cross Marcia Anne Cross (born March 25, 1962) is an American actress. She acted in daytime soap operas such as ''The Edge of Night'', '' Another World'', and ''One Life to Live'' before moving to primetime television with a recurring role on ''Knots ...

Marcia Davenport Marcia Davenport (born Marcia Glick; June 9, 1903 – January 16, 1996) was an American writer and music critic. She is best known for her 1932 biography of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the first American published biography of Mozart. Dave ...

Marcia Falkender, Baroness Falkender Marcia Matilda Falkender, Baroness Falkender, CBE (''née'' Field, known professionally as Marcia Williams; 10 March 1932 – 6 February 2019) was a British Labour politician, known first as the private secretary for, and then the political s ...

* Marcia Fudge *

Marcia Mitzman Gaven Marcia Mitzman Gaven (born February 28, 1959) is an American actress from New York. Since studying at the High School of Performing Arts and the State University of New York at Purchase, she has appeared in many musicals during her career singi ...

Marcia Griffiths Marcia Llyneth Griffiths (born 23 November 1949) is a Jamaican singer. One reviewer described her by noting "she is known primarily for her strong, smooth-as-mousse love songs and captivating live performances". Biography Born in West Kingst ...

Marcia Gudereit Marcia Gudereit (born September 8, 1965 as Marcia Schiml) is a Canadian curler. Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, she was part of Team Schmirler, the women's curling team that won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics. This team is the only 3 ...

Marcia Gay Harden Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an American actress. She is the recipient of accolades including an Academy Award and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for a Critics' Choice Movie Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards. Born ...

Marcia Hines Marcia Elaine Hines, AM (born July 20, 1953), is an American-Australian vocalist and TV personality. Hines made her debut, at the age of 16, in the Australian production of the stage musical '' Hair'' and followed with the role of Mary Magdale ...

, Australian singer *

Marcia A. Karrow Marcia A. Karrow (born March 10, 1959) is an American Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician who is the mayor of Flemington, New Jersey, Flemington, New Jersey. She previously served in the New Jersey State Senate representi ...

* Marcia V. Keizs * Marcia Kramer *

Marcia Langton Marcia Lynne Langton (born 1951) is an Australian academic. she is the Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne. Regarded as one of Australia's top intellectuals, L ...

* Marcia Layne, British playwright *

Marcia Lucas Marcia Lou Lucas (née Griffin; born October 4, 1945) * * is an American film editor and film producer. She is best known for her work editing Martin Scorsese's '' Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore'' (1973), ''Taxi Driver'' (1976), and '' New York, ...

* Marcia MacMillan * Marcia Marx * Marcia Mead, American architect * Marcia Neave *

Marcia Pankratz Marcia Anne Pankratz (born October 1, 1964) is an American former field hockey forward and current head coach for the Michigan Wolverines. Pankratz participated in two Summer Olympics. In 1988 she finished in eighth position with ''Team USA'', in ...

Marcia Pelham, Countess of Yarborough Marcia Amelia Mary Pelham, Countess of Yarborough and 13th Baroness Conyers and 7th Baroness Fauconberg, OBE (18 October 1863 – 17 November 1926) was a British peer who worked in politics for the Conservative Party. Early life Marcia was ...

Marcia Rodd Marcia Rodd is an American actress. She made her film debut playing a leading role in the 1971 film '' Little Murders'', and later had supporting roles in films and television series. In 1973, she acted on Broadway in ''Shelter''. Early years Th ...

Marcia Strassman Marcia Ann Strassman (April 28, 1948 – October 24, 2014) was an American actress and singer. She played Nurse Margie Cutler on ''M*A*S*H'', Julie Kotter on '' Welcome Back, Kotter'', and Diane Szalinski in the film ''Honey, I Shrunk the Ki ...

Marcia Theophilo Marcia Theophilo (born 1941 in Fortaleza) is a Brazilian poet. She studied in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Rome, where she graduated in anthropology. She has lived and worked in Rome since 1971. She is a bilingual poet; her books can be found i ...

Marcia Trimble Marcia may refer to: People * Marcia (given name) * James Marcia, Canadian psychologist *Stefano Marcia (born 1993), South African Olympic sailor Other uses * ''Marcia'' (Beccafumi), a c. 1519 painting by Domenico Beccafumi * ''Marcia'' (bivalv ...

Marcia Wallace Marcia Karen Wallace (November 1, 1942 – October 25, 2013) was an American actress and comedian, primarily known for her roles in television situation comedies. She is best known for her roles as receptionist Carol Kester on the 1970s sitc ...

* Marcia Yockey

Fictional characters

Marcia Barton ''The Creature Walks Among Us'' is a 1956 American Monster film, monster horror film and the third and final installment of the ''Creature from the Black Lagoon'' series from Universal Pictures, following the previous year's ''Revenge of the Cre ...

in the film ''The Creature Walks Among Us'' *

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of ''

The Brady Bunch ''The Brady Bunch'' is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that aired from September 26, 1969, to March 8, 1974, on ABC. The series revolves around a large blended family with six children. The show aired for five seasons and, afte ...

'' *Marcia Montenegro in telenovela ''

Mariana de la Noche ''Mariana de la Noche'' (Lit. title: ''Mariana of the night'', English title: ''Dark Fate'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Salvador Mejía Alejandre for Televisa in 2003. On Monday, October 20, 2003, Canal de las Estrellas started broadc ...

'' *Marcia of '' The Outsiders'' *

Marcia Overstrand Marcia Overstrand is a fictional character in the ''Septimus Heap'' series by Angie Sage. She is a powerful ''ExtraOrdinary Wizard''. Septimus is her apprentice. Description Marcia is described as a tall woman with characteristic green wizard ...

of the book series ''

Septimus Heap '' Septimus Heap'' is a series of fantasy novels featuring a protagonist of the same name written by English author Angie Sage. In all, it features seven novels, entitled ''Magyk'', '' Flyte'', '' Physik'', ''Queste'', '' Syren'', ''Darke'', a ...

'' *Marcia, a character from '' Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance'', and its sequel '' Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn''

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marcia (Given Name) Latin feminine given names English feminine given names

People

Fictional characters

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