# Marmaduke

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #54,921

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Irish, once popular in parts of Yorkshire, Lancashire and County Durham.

## Etymology
Thought to be derived from the Irish name Mael Maedóc, "devotee of Maedóc" (an Irish saint); also anglicised as Malachy.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/marmaduke