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Boy name Latin origin Christian tradition

Markus

MAR-kus · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Of Mars;warlike;variant of Marcus
Language
Latin
Culture
Germanic;Scandinavian
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Germanic · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1229
2024 births163
Peak year1994
First appeared1915
Total US births14,800
1994 peak19151942197019972024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Mark
Alternate spellings
MarcusMarkos
In other languages
Markus (German)Marcus (Latin)

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Notable people named Markus

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