English · Boy name
Marshall
“one who looks after horses”
About the name Marshall
Marshall comes from an English surname derived from Old French mareschal, which goes back to a Germanic compound meaning ‘horse servant’. The word first named a groom who looked after horses, then rose in status to describe a high officer of a royal household and, later, senior military commanders, as in the rank Marshal of France. As a given name it is used for boys in the English-speaking world. Bearers include the Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan, who coined the phrase ‘the medium is the message’.
- Meaning
- one who looks after horses
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- MAR-shul(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Marshall
- Marshall James
- Marshall Alexander
- Marshall Thomas
- Marshall David
- Marshall Lee
Questions about Marshall
- What does Marshall mean?
- Marshall is an English name meaning "one who looks after horses".
- How do you pronounce Marshall?
- Marshall is pronounced MAR-shul, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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