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Origin and Meaning of the Name Marcus

Marcus is a masculine given name of Ancient Roman origin that means "dedicated to Mars", the Roman god of war. It is popular in several European countries as well as English-speaking countries. Marcus developed as a surname in parts of Europe around 1000 AD, originating from religious places named after Saint Mark.

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Origin and Meaning of the Name Marcus

Marcus is a masculine given name of Ancient Roman origin that means "dedicated to Mars", the Roman god of war. It is popular in several European countries as well as English-speaking countries. Marcus developed as a surname in parts of Europe around 1000 AD, originating from religious places named after Saint Mark.

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Marcus (name)

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Marcus

The god Mars

Pronunciation

/mrks/ MAR-ks

Gender

Male

Name day

April 25

Origin

Meaning

"dedicated to Mars"

Region of origin

Ancient Rome

Other names

Related names

Markus, Markos, Marcas, Marcellus, Marquis

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Marcus (abbreviated M.) is a masculine given name of Ancient Roman pre-Christian origin derived
either from Etruscan Marce of unknown meaning(from the etruscan "mar" which means to harvest),
or referring to the god Mars. Because Mars was identified as the Roman god of War, the name
'Marcus' can by extension be taken to refer to Ares in the Greek pantheon.
The name is popular in Europe, particularly in Sweden, Norway, Italy and Germany, and
increasingly, in the Netherlands. It is also popular in English language countries, although less
common than the shortened variation 'Mark', associated with the Gospel writer Mark the
Evangelist (). There are other variants. Marcus ranks in the top 100 most popular boy names
in Australia, Canada, England, Scotland, Sweden, and Wales since the 1990s, as well as, the top
200 most popular boy names in the US since the 1960s.
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Marcus developed as a patronymic or toponymic surname in Italy, southern France, and Spain
around 1000 A.D., attributable to religious monasteries and sanctuaries named Sanctus Marcus (or
its many variants). The surname was used as an identifier for area of origin. The first historical
record of the surname was in the year 1390 in Biberach an der Ri, Germany.
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People with the name Marcus or its variants include:

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