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Marshall is an occupational surname stemming from the Middle English mareshal. [1] This originally denoted a groom or farrier , but later came to be a title for various types of official. It derives from a Germanic compound meaning "horse servant" (cf. mare and shalk ).
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"Marshal" is an ancient loanword from Norman French (cf. modern French maréchal), which in turn is borrowed from Old Frankish * marhskalk (="stable boy, keeper, servant"), being still evident in Middle Dutch maerscalc, marscal, and in modern Dutch maarschalk (="military chief commander"; the meaning influenced by the French use).
The Marshall Plan, named after then-Secretary of State George Marshall, was part of the Economic Recovery of 1948, signed into law by President Harry Truman, which invested more than $13 billion ...
tassii/Getty Images. This name of Arabic origin has a fierce sound and a soft meaning of “beautiful and lovely.” 21. Masha. Not to be confused with Marsha, this one is a Russian diminutive of ...
Their name, Marshal, derives from the Frankish term for “a person who tended horses”. By 1066 the term was used for a position in royal and aristocratic households.
"A name that gives thanks sends a dual message to a child: it’s a reminder to be grateful and appreciate the good in life, and that the child herself is a blessing to his or her family."
Mark is a common male name and is related to the Latin word Mars. It means "consecrated to the god Mars", and also may mean "God of war" or "to be warlike". [1] Marcus was one of the three most common Roman given names.