Marmaduke is a masculine given name.
As an English name, it is derived from the two parts of the name.
- The Latin root word MARMA which means a "piece of sculptured or inscribed marble" and was taken directly into Old English as marma (German Marmor is restored Latin from Old High German marmul).[1] The Latin is related to the ancient Greek μάρμαρος meaning shining stone. According to the Oxford English Dictionary the Latin word was adopted early into the Germanic languages: Old English marma (in compounds also marm- : see marm-stone n.), marmor- , marmel- (only in the compound marmorstān , marmelstān : see marmor n.), Old High German marmul , murmul (Middle High German marmel , mermel , German Marmor (the stone), Murmel (as a toy; compare sense A. 11a)), Middle Dutch marmer , marmel (more commonly marber , marbel < Old French; Dutch marmer (the stone), marmel (as a toy, now archaic; compare sense A. 11a)), Old Icelandic marmari , Old Swedish malmare , (in compounds) malmar- , marmer- , marmor- (Swedish marmor ).[2]
- DUKE directly from Latin dux (genitive ducis) "leader, commander," in Late Latin "governor of a province," from ducere "to lead," from PIE root *deuk- "to lead."
A historical reference is found a genealogy book where the author references his relative named Marmaduke: "The name Marmaduke is from the Anglo-Saxon and means “a mighty noble."[3]
As an Irish name, Marmaduke is interpreted as meaning "follower of Saint Máedóc".[4]
People with the surname
- John S. Marmaduke, 25th Governor of Missouri
- Meredith Miles Marmaduke, 8th Governor of Missouri
- Thomas Marmaduke, English explorer
People with the given name
- Marmaduke Barton (1865–1938), English pianist
- Marmaduke Constable, 15th-century English soldier
- Marmaduke Davenport, pseudonym for British confidence trickster Alexander Day
- Marmaduke Dixon (mountaineer) (1862–1918), New Zealand farmer and mountaineer
- Marmaduke Dixon (settler) (1828–1895), New Zealand farmer and local politician
- Marmaduke Dove, American politician
- Marmaduke Furness, 1st Viscount Furness (1883–1940), British shipping magnate
- Marmaduke Grove (1878–1954), Chilean Air Force officer and political figure
- Marmaduke Hussey, Baron Hussey of North Bradley, Chairman of the BBC
- Marmaduke Langdale, High Sheriff of Yorkshire
- Marmaduke Alexander Lawson (1840–1896), British botanist
- Marmaduke Lumley, 15th-century English priest
- Marmaduke Pattle, RAF flying ace
- Marmaduke Pickthall, Islamic scholar
- Marmaduke Stone (1748–1834), English Jesuit priest
- Marmaduke Tunstall, English ornithologist
- Marmaduke Tweng, 13/14th century, English knight and captain during the Wars of Scottish Independence
- Marmaduke Williams, U.S. congressman from North Carolina
- Marmaduke Wyvill (disambiguation), several, including:
- Marmaduke Wyvill (MP for Ripon) (died 1558), MP for Ripon
- Sir Marmaduke Wyvill, 1st Baronet (c.1542–1617), Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond
- Sir Marmaduke Wyvill, 5th Baronet (c.1666–1722), MP for Richmond
- Sir Marmaduke Wyvill, 6th Baronet (c.1692–1754), MP for Richmond
- Marmaduke Wyvill (1791–1872), Whig MP for York
- Marmaduke Wyvill (chess player) (1815–1896), English chess master and Liberal MP for Richmond
- Marmaduke D'Arcy Wyvill (1849–1918), Conservative MP for Otley
People with the stage name
- John Dawson (musician), known as "Marmaduke", American country-rock musician
- John Smoltz, known as "Smoltzie" and "Marmaduke", American baseball pitcher
See also
References
- ↑ Harper, Douglas (2018-11-27). "Marmoreal (adj.)". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ "Marble, n. and adj". oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ Earle, I.N. (1925). "History and genealogy of the Earles of Secaucus: with an account of other English and American branches / prepared by Isaac Newton Earle of the Secaucus branch". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ Cook, Richard Baldwin (2008). All of the Above. Vol. 1. Cockeysville, MD: Nativa Books. p. 223. ISBN 9780979125713. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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