Popular Names
MARQUIS Name
| Name: | Marquis |
| Gender: | Male |
| Origin/Usage: | English, French |
| Meaning: | A title name ranking below duke and above earl |
Marquis de Sade: "Do not breed. Nothing gives less pleasure than childbearing. Pregnancies are damaging to health, spoil the figure, wither the charms, and it's the cloud of uncertainty forever hanging over these events that darkens a husband's mood."