The first name Marcion
A boy’s name from Greek meaning “marky”, “little mark”, “son of mark”.
Pronounced /ˈmɑrʃiən/ 2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Greek origin
Marcion means “marky”, “little mark”, “son of mark” in Greek.
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”).
More names that mean god, warrior.
Marcion is a short form of
.From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Marcion at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 6 boys born in the United States were named Marcion, the 11,846th most popular boys’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Marcion in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Marcion in French and German too.
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Questions
- What does the name Marcion mean?
- Marcion means “marky”, “little mark”, “son of mark” in Greek.
- What is the origin of the name Marcion?
- 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…
- When was Marcion most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 6 babies were named Marcion, its highest rank at 11,846th.
- How do you pronounce Marcion?
- Marcion is /ˈmɑrʃiən/, 2 syllables.