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 Marcia was the legendary third female ruler and a regent of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. She is presented by Geoffrey as "one of the most illustrious and praiseworthy of women in early British history".Barefield, Laura D., ''Ge ...

, legendary monarch of Britain *

Marcia (mistress of Commodus) Marcia Aurelia Ceionia Demetrias (died 193) was the alleged Mistress (lover), mistress (182–193) and one of the Assassination, assassins of Roman Emperor Commodus. Marcia was likely to have been the daughter of Marcus Aurelius Sabinianus Euh ...

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

Marcia (wife of Cato) Marcia (also Marzia or Martia; born 80 BC) 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 around 80 BC to Luci ...

Marcia (vestal) Marcia may refer to: People * Marcia (given name) *James Marcia, Canadian psychologist *Stefano Marcia (born 1993), South African Olympic sailor *Marcia (wife of Cato), wife of Cato the Younger Other uses * ''Marcia'' (Beccafumi), a c. 1519 pain ...

, 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, ...

* 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 ...

, American physician and author *

Marcia Ball Marcia Ball (born March 20, 1949) 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 and Louisiana blues-swamp me ...

, American blues singer and pianist * Marcia Sherlon Barnwell, Vincentian politician *

Marcia Barrett Marcia Barrett (born 14 October 1948) is a 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, England in ...

, Jamaican-British singer *

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 won three annual Caldecott Medals from the American Library Association, six Caldecott Medal honors as an illustrato ...

, American writer and illustrator *

Marcia Ciol Márcia Aparecida Ciol is a Brazilian-American medical statistician and biostatistician known for her research on comorbidity. She works as a research associate professor in the University of Washington's Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, main ...

, 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 was the lead prosecutor in the O. J. Simpson murder case. Early life and educatio ...

, American prosecutor, author, television correspondent and television producer *

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 (TV series), Another World'', and ''One Life to Live'' before moving to primetime television with a ...

, American actress *

Marcia Cruz-Correa Marcia Roxana Cruz-Correa (born March 14, 1969) is a Puerto Rican physician-scientist and gastroenterologist known for her work in gastrointestinal oncology, focusing on the genetics and prevention of gastrointestinal cancers. She is a professor ...

, Puerto Rican physician-scientist and gastroenterologist *

Marcia Davenport Marcia Davenport (Birth name, née 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. ...

, American writer and music critic *

Marcia Falkender, Baroness Falkender Marcia Matilda Williams, Baroness Falkender, CBE (''née'' Field; 10 March 1932 – 6 February 2019), also known as Marcia Falkender, was known as the private secretary for, and then the political secretary and head of political office to, U ...

, British labor politician, civil servant and life peer *

Marcia Fudge Marcia Louise Fudge (born October 29, 1952) is an American attorney and retired politician who served as the 18th United States secretary of housing and urban development from 2021 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as the U. ...

, American attorney and politician * Marcia Gallo, American historian and author *

Marcia Mitzman Gaven Marcia Mitzman Gaven 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 singing in both mezzo-soprano a ...

, American actress *

Marcia Griffiths Marcia Llyneth Griffiths (born 23 November 1949) is a Jamaican singer best known for the 1989 remix of her single " Electric Boogie", which serves as the music for the four-wall " Electric Slide" line dance. It is the best-selling single of ...

, Jamaican reggae singer *

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 ...

, Canadian curler *

Marcia Gay Harden Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an American actress. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards. Harden's breakthrough came in 1990 with the Coen brothers' film '' Miller's ...

, American actress *

Marcia Hines Marcia Elaine Hines AM (born July 20, 1953) is an American-born Australian singer 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 Magdalen ...

, Australian singer * Marcia A. Karrow, American politician * Marcia V. Keizs, Jamaican academic *

Marcia Kramer Marcia Kramer (born December 30, 1948) is the chief political correspondent for WCBS-TV (CBS 2) in New York City. Kramer has collected many awards for her electronic journalism at the station, and at the New York Daily News newspaper. The award ...

, American journalist *

Marcia Langton Marcia Lynne Langton (born 31 October 1951) is an Aboriginal Australian writer and academic. she is the Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne. Langton is an acti ...

, Australian Aboriginal scholar and activist *

Marcia Layne Marcia Layne is a British playwright whose play ''Off Camera'' won the 2003 Alfred Fagon Award. The award honours the best new play by a playwright of Caribbean or African descent living in the United Kingdom. She is a writer and producer with Hi ...

, British playwright *

Marcia Lucas Marcia Lou Lucas (née Griffin; born October 4, 1945) * * is an American film editor. She is best known for her work editing the ''Star Wars'' trilogy (1977–1983) as well as other films by her then-husband George Lucas: '' THX 1138'' (1 ...

, American film editor *

Marcia MacMillan Marcia MacMillan is a Canadian news anchor for CTV News Channel broadcasting the weekday evening news. She started working for CTV News in November 2005. MacMillan started her broadcasting career as a reporter for MCTV in Sudbury, Ontario th ...

, Canadian journalist * Marcia Marcus, American painter * Marcia Marx, American artist *

Marcia Mead Marcia Mead (1879–1967) was an early 20th century American architect known for taking a neighborhood-centered approach to the design of low-cost housing. With Anna Pendleton Schenck, Anna P. Schenck (1874–1915), she was a partner in the firm ...

, American architect * Marcia Neave, Australian legal academic and judge *

Marcia Pankratz Marcia Anne Pankratz (born October 1, 1964) is an American former field hockey forward and head coach for the Michigan Wolverines. Pankratz participated in two Summer Olympics. In 1988 she finished in eighth position with ''Team USA'', in 1996 ...

, American field hockey player *

Marcia Pelham, Countess of Yarborough Marcia Amelia Mary Pelham, Countess of Yarborough and 13th Baroness Conyers, 7th Baroness Fauconberg and 9th Countess of Mértola, OBE (18 October 1863 – 17 November 1926) was a British peer who worked in politics for the Conservative Part ...

, British countess * Marcia Y. Riggs, American scholar, professor and theologian *

Marcia Rodd Marcia Rodd is an American actress, singer, and director. After studying theatre at Northwestern University, she moved to New York City and began a successful career as a stage actress. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in ...

, American actress *

Marcia Strassman Marcia Ann Strassman (April 28, 1948 – October 24, 2014) was an American actress and singer. She had roles on the TV programs ''Welcome Back, Kotter'' and ''M*A*S*H'', as well as in the film ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids''. Life and career S ...

, American actress and singer * Marcia Theophilo, Brazilian poet * Marcia Trimble, American murder victim *

Marcia Wallace Marcia Karen Wallace (November 1, 1942 – October 25, 2013) was an American actress and comedian, primarily known for her roles on sitcoms. She is best known for her roles as receptionist Carol Kester on the 1970s sitcom '' The Bob Newhart ...

, American actress and comedian * Marcia Yockey, American weather presenter

Fictional characters

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

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of ''

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'' *Marcia Montenegro in telenovela '' Mariana de la Noche'' *Marcia of ''

The Outsiders The Outsiders may refer to: Literature and stage * ''The Outsiders'' (novel), a 1967 novel by S. E. Hinton * ''The Outsiders'' (musical), a 2023 musical based on S. E. Hinton's novel * ''The Outsiders'' (play), a 1911 play by Charles Klein * ...

'' *

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 children's fantasy novels featuring a Septimus Heap (character), protagonist of the same name; the series is written by English author Angie Sage. It features seven novels, entitled ''Magyk'', ''Flyte'', ''Physi ...

'' *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 Feminine given names

People

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