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 [ 2 syll. mar-(s)hal(l), ma-rsha-ll ] The boy name Marshall is pronounced as MAARSHahL KEY. Marshall is used mostly in English and its language of origin is Old English. From the words 'marshall' ; 'marechal' marshal ; 'marah' horse ; 'scale' servant. The first name is derived from the job title 'marshall', which is itself from the Old French 'marechal' (marshal), and ultimately of the Germanic elements 'marah' (horse) and 'scale' (servant) - referring to the original use of the job title for people who looked after horses. The job title was later used to refer into a usually ceremonial offical position. The name has been used by English speakers since the 19th century. The English names Marshel and Marshell are forms of the name. Other forms of Marshall include the English short form Marsh and the English spelling variant Marshal. Marshall is a classic favorite. Today it is still rather popular as a baby boy name, but not to the degree it was previously. At the height of its usage in 1908, 0.096% of baby boys were named Marshall. It had a ranking of #147 then. The baby name has seen a fall in frequency since then, and in recent times it is of modest use. In 2008, its usage was 0.035% and its ranking #392, but it was nevertheless the most popular within all boy names in its family. Baby names that sound like Marshall include the English Marshal, the English Marshel, the English Marshell, the English Martial, the Catalan, French, and German Marcel, the French and German Marcell, the German Marzell, the Polish and Slavic Miroslaw, the Polish Marceli, the Italian Marcello, the Portuguese and Spanish Marcelo, and the Spanish Marcial. A famous person named Marshall is Eminem, Rapper, born Marshall Mathers 17 October 1972, Kansas City, Missouri. KEY: Pronunciation for Marshall: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
