Given name
Markiss
“a lord of the borderlands; a nobleman”
Markiss is a variant of Marquis. One French interpretation is “a lord of the borderlands; a nobleman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Markiss is a variant of Marquis. One French interpretation is “a lord of the borderlands; a nobleman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Markiss is a variant of Marquis. An origin associated with Marquis is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Markiss through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 10 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Markiss’s family of names
Markiss has a related form in Marquis.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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