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English
Etymology
Compare Martian, martial.
Adjective
Marcian (comparative more Marcian, superlative most Marcian)
- (obsolete) Under the influence of Mars; courageous; bold.
Proper noun
Marcian
- A saint born in Cyrus who became an anchorite in Chalcis and died in 388.
- (Ancient Greece) A minor fourth century Greek geographer from Heraclea (an ancient city on the coast of Bithynia).
- (Ancient Rome) Roman emperor of the East from 450 to 457, born 392.
- (Ancient Rome) Son of Anthemius, grandson of the Emperor Marcian, who led an unsuccessful rebellion in 479.
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Marcianus.
Proper noun
Marcian m (genitive/dative lui Marcian)
- a surname
References
- Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică