Meaning, origin and history of the name Markus

Gender Masculine

Pronounced Pron. /ˈmaʁ.kʊs/ (German) /ˈmarː.kɵs/ (Swedish) /ˈmɑr.kus/ (Finnish) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

German, Scandinavian, Finnish and Estonian form of Marcus (see Mark).

VariantsMarco (German) Marcus (Swedish) Marcus (Norwegian) Marcus, Mark (Danish) Markku, Marko (Finnish) Margus, Marko, Marek (Estonian)

Other Languages & CulturesMarcus, Markos (Ancient Roman) Mark (Armenian) Marko (Basque) Mark (Belarusian) Mark (Biblical) Markos (Biblical Greek) Marcus (Biblical Latin) Marko (Bulgarian) Marc (Catalan) Margh (Cornish) Marko (Croatian) Marek (Czech) Marco, Mark (Dutch) Marcus, Mark, Marky (English) Marc (French) Markos (Greek) Maleko (Hawaiian) Márk (Hungarian) Marcas (Irish) Marco (Italian) Mareks, Marks, Markuss (Latvian) Mercutio (Literature) Markas (Lithuanian) Marko (Macedonian) Marek (Polish) Marco, Marcos, Marquinhos (Portuguese) Marcu (Romanian) Mark (Russian) Marcas (Scottish Gaelic) Marko (Serbian) Marek (Slovak) Marko (Slovene) Marco, Marcos (Spanish) Mark, Marko (Ukrainian) Marc (Welsh)

Surname DescendantsMarks, Marx (German) Markusson (Swedish)

User SubmissionsMárkus, Markús

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