marcion
/ˈmɑrʃiən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A diminutive of the male given name Marcus, from Koine Greek, particularly
name
A diminutive of the male given name Marcus, from Koine Greek, particularly
Etymology
From Late Latin Mārciōn, from Koine Greek Μᾱρκῑ́ων (Mārkī́ōn, “Marky, little Mark, son of Mark”), from Ancient Greek Μᾶρκος (Mârkos) + -ίων (-íōn, “-son: forming patronymics”), from Latin Mārcus, from Mārs + -cus (“forming adjectives”), from Old Latin Māvors (“Mars, god of war”) and Proto-Indo-European *-kos (“forming desubstantival adjectives”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmɑrʃiən/
- British English: /ˈmɑːʃiən/