What does Marmaduke mean?

Marmaduke means "disciple of Maedóc"

How do we pronounce Marmaduke?

Marmaduke \\ is a boy's name. It consists of 9 letters and 3 syllables.

[ 3 syll. mar-ma-du-ke, ma-rmad-uke ] The baby boy name Marmaduke is pronounced as MAARMaa-DahK- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Marmaduke: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"

What is the origin of Marmaduke?

Marmaduke is used mostly in the English and Irish languages, and it is of Welsh and Celtic origin. The name is of obscure origin; from Mael Maedóc (Celtic), the meaning is 'disciple of Maedóc', probably in reference to an early Irish saint of the name Maedóc or Madoc. In the 12th century, Mael Maedóc Ó Morgair or Saint Malachy (1094-1148) was the Archbishop of Armagh and reformer of the Irish Church. The name has traditionally been popular in North Yorkshire in England, and it is considered an aristocratic name. It has appeared in literature, notably borne by the fictional Sir Marmaduke Morecombe in Anthony Trollope's novel Phineas Finn (1867) and the love interest of Orlando in Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando: A Biography (1928).

Marmaduke is a derivative (English) of the English, Gaelic, and Welsh name short names for Madoc.

The Irish name Maelmaedoc meaning of name and the name name Marmeduke origin are derivatives of Marmaduke. Another variant of Marmaduke is the English and Irish short form short names for Duke.

Marmaduke is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names.

A baby name that sounds like Marmaduke is the name short names for Marmeduke.

A famous person named Marmaduke is Marmaduke Hussey, Media Figure, born Marmaduke James Hussey, 29 August 1923 - 27 December 2006, England.

The baby name Marmaduke fun facts:

The name Marmaduke in reverse order is "Ekudamram".

The numerological value of the name Marmaduke is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Marmaduke?

Marmaduke is not in the top boy names in USA.