Marcian

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See also: marcían

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Martian, martial.

Adjective[edit]

Marcian (comparative more Marcian, superlative most Marcian)

  1. (obsolete) Under the influence of Mars; courageous; bold.

Proper noun[edit]

Marcian

  1. A saint born in Cyrus who became an anchorite in Chalcis and died in 388.
  2. (Ancient Greece) A minor fourth century Greek geographer from Heraclea (an ancient city on the coast of Bithynia).
  3. (Ancient Rome) Roman emperor of the East from 450 to 457, born 392.
  4. (Ancient Rome) Son of Anthemius, grandson of the Emperor Marcian, who led an unsuccessful rebellion in 479.

Anagrams[edit]

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin Marcianus.

Proper noun[edit]

Marcian m (genitive/dative lui Marcian)

  1. a surname

References[edit]

  • Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎[1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică
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