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 [ 3 syll. mar-ma-du-ke, ma-rmad-uke ] The boy name Marmaduke is pronounced as MAARMahDUWK KEY. Marmaduke is used mostly in the English and Irish languages, and it is of 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). The Irish name Maelmaedoc is a variant form of the name. Another variant of Marmaduke is the English and Irish short form Duke. See also the related form, the Welsh Madoc. Marmaduke is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names. A famous person named Marmaduke is Marmaduke Hussey, Media Figure, born Marmaduke James Hussey, 29 August 1923 - 27 December 2006, England. KEY: Pronunciation for Marmaduke: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"   |
