Group info: | Meaning/translation: | dedicated to Mars (the Roman god of war) |
Language of origin: | Latin |
Info about origin, male: | one of the few classical Roman given names (praenomen) |
| this name was traditionally given to boys born in the month of March |
| known from Saint Mark, evangelist (author of the second Gospel) |
Topics: | New Testament, Roman given name, Roman mythology |
Variants' top ranks: | 1:Marco Greenland 2020, 1:Marks Latvia 2022, 1:Markas Lithuania 2022, 2:Mark England+Wales 1974, 2:Marc Belgium 2013, 2:Marko Montenegro 2011, 2:Markuss Latvia 2014, 5:Markus Germany/West 1980, 6:Marcos Madrid 2005, 9:Marcus Sweden 1998 |
Somehow related to: | Marcel, Marcio/Marcia, Mars, Martin/Martina |
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Name variants: All variants, grouped by language of use | Language | Female Variants | Male Variants |
German | | Marc, Marcus, Marko, Markus |
English | | Marcus, Mark, Markel, Markell, Marlin, Marlon |
Scandinavian | | Mark |
Portuguese | | Marco, Marcos |
French | Marcelle | Marc |
Spanish | Marcela | Marco, Marcos |
Dutch | | Mark |
Italian | Marcella | Marco |
Hungarian | | Márk, Márkó |
Lithuanian | | Markas |
Greek | | Markos |
Slavic | | Marko |
Finnish | | Markku |
Czech | Marcela | Marek |
Polish | Marcela | Marek |
Irish | | Marcas |
Russian | | Mark |
Latvian | | Marks, Markuss |
Latin | | Marcus, Martkos |
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Name variants: 3 female and 22 male name variants, sorted by name and gender |
Name | Languages of Use |
Marc | German, French |
Marcas | Irish |
Marco | Portuguese, Spanish, Italian |
Marcos | Portuguese, Spanish |
Marcus | German, English |
Marcus | Latin |
Marek | Czech, Polish |
Mark | Dutch, Scandinavian, English, Russian |
Márk | Hungarian |
Markas | Lithuanian |
Markel | English |
Markell | English |
Markku | Finnish |
Marko | German, Slavic |
Márkó | Hungarian |
Markos | Greek |
Marks | Latvian |
Markus | German |
Markuss | Latvian |
Marlin | English |
Marlon | English |
Martkos | Latin |
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