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Personal experiences with the name Marshall: | Edit

My husband is Marshall, and he loves his name. It always stood out from the crowd, which he loved. One downside - no personalized bike tags, mugs, what have you.

My 11 year old son's name is Marshall (he is the oldest of 3 boys). To the best of my knowledge, he has no prevailing opinion of his name either way but the lack of personalized accessories is a big bummer. He is very smart (honor roll student), very handsome and VERY helpful, especially to adults.

Nicknames for Marshall: | Edit

Marts
Mars
Marshmallow
Marshie/Marshy
Marsh

Meanings and history of the name Marshall: | Edit

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Famous real-life people named Marshall: | Edit

Marshall Crenshaw, American rock musician ("Someday, Someway")
Marshall Faulk, Pro Football Hall of Fame running back.
Marshall Field, American department store founder
Marshall Mathers is the real name of rapper Eminem
Marshall McLuhan, Canadian educator, scholar, philosopher, and media theorist
Garry Marshall, American actor/director/writer/producer.
Thurgood Marshall, American attorney and Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court.

Marshall in song, story & screen: | Edit

Marshall Eriksen, Jason Segal's character on the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother"
Marshall Flinkman, tech support genius on the TV show "Alias" (2001-2006)
Marshall Mann, character on "In Plain Sight" who plays a US Marshall
Marshall Teller, character on TV show "Eerie Indiana"