Gender Masculine
Usage Literature
Pronounced Pron. /məɹ.ˈkju.ʃi.oʊ/ (American English) /mə.ˈkjuː.ʃi.əʊ/ (British English) [key ·simplify]
Meaning & History
Most famously used by William Shakespeare in his tragedy Romeo and Juliet (1596), where it belongs to a friend of Romeo. He appears as Marcuccio (a diminutive of Marco) in the earlier Italian novella Giulietta e Romeo (1524) by Luigi Da Porto. Later adaptations changed the character's name to Mercutio, probably alluding to the god Mercury.
Related Names
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) Marcus, Mark, Markus (Danish) Marco, Mark (Dutch) Marcus, Mark, Marky (English) Marek, Margus, Marko, Markus (Estonian) Markku, Marko, Markus (Finnish) Marc (French) Marco, Markus (German) Markos (Greek) Maleko (Hawaiian) Márk (Hungarian) Marcas (Irish) Marco (Italian) Mareks, Marks, Markuss (Latvian) Markas (Lithuanian) Marko (Macedonian) Marcus, Markus (Norwegian) Marek (Polish) Marco, Marcos, Marquinhos (Portuguese) Marcu (Romanian) Mark (Russian) Marcas (Scottish Gaelic) Marko (Serbian) Marek (Slovak) Marko (Slovene) Marco, Marcos (Spanish) Marcus, Markus (Swedish) Mark, Marko (Ukrainian) Marc (Welsh)
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Entry updated December 1, 2024