Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marpessa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8
- 0 boys · 8 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 8 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 girls is 8 in 1960. 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.
Marpessa’s family of names
Marpessa has a related form in Marpe. Marpessa has a related form in Marpes. Marpessa has a related form in Marpesa.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Marpessa
- Marpessa DawnFrench actress, singer, and dancer (1934-2008)
- Marpessa HenninkDutch former modelborn 1964
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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