Marmaduke

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English

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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Marmaduke

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