Given name & surname · also Old Irish
Marmaduke
“devotee of Maedóc”·“an upper-class man; a follower of St. Maedoc”
Marmaduke is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “devotee of Maedóc” and “an upper-class man; a follower of St. Maedoc” (Irish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “devotee of Maedóc” and “an upper-class man; a follower of St. Maedoc” (Irish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Irish, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Marmaduke’s family of names
Marmaduke has a short form in Duke. Marmaduke has a related form in Marmeduke.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Marmaduke
- Marmaduke PickthallBritish Islamic scholar, an English translator of the Qur'an into English (1875–1936)
- Marmaduke TunstallEnglish ornithologist; (1743-1790)
- Marmaduke WyvillBritish chess player and MP (1815-1896)
- M. A. WetherellBritish actor1883–1939
- Pat PattleSouth African born World War II Flying ace for the RAF. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross & bar. (1914–1941)
- Marmaduke GroveChilean socialist politician and officer (1878–1954)
- Marmaduke Langdale, 1st Baron Langdale of HolmeEnglish Royalist commander1598–1661
- Marmaduke Hussey, Baron Hussey of North BradleyBritish businessman (1923-2006)
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