Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Latin : Warlike; hammer; defender

Boy name variations

Mark
Marek
Marc
Marcus
Markus
Marcel
Marceau
Marque
Marco
Marko
Marus
Markos
Marx
March
Marius
Marquette
Marquis
Marky
Markie
Marilo
Markis

How Popular Is The Name Marks

Family name origins & meanings

  • English and Dutch : patronymic from Mark 1.
  • English : variant of Mark 2.
  • German and Jewish (western Ashkenazic) : reduced form of Markus, German spelling of Marcus (see Mark 1).

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