Mark name - Meaning of Mark
- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 7
- Usage
- English, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Biblical, Latin
- Pronounced
- MAHRK (English, Russian)
- Mark Meaning
- Form of Marcus. Saint Mark was the author of the second Gospel in the New Testament. He is the patron saint of Venice, where he is supposedly buried. Though in use during the Middle Ages, Mark was not common in the English-speaking world until the 19th century, when it began to be used alongside the classical form Marcus. In the Celtic legend of Tristan and Isolde this was the name of a king of Cornwall. It was also borne by the American author Mark Twain (1835-1910), real name Samuel Clemens, the author of 'Tom Sawyer' and 'Huckleberry Finn'. He actually took his pen name from a call used by riverboat workers on the Mississippi River to indicate a depth of two fathoms. This is also the usual English spelling of the name of the 1st-century Bc Roman triumvir Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony). Mark originates in Latin language and means "rendered to Mars, warlike". It is a form of Marcus, ultimately derived from Mars, the name of the Roman god of war. In Christianity, Mark was the author of the second Gospel and the patron saint of Venice. Mark also appears in the Celtic legend of Tristan and Isolde, as the name of the king of Cornwall.
Mark Related Names
Variants: Marcus (English), Marco (Dutch), Marcus, Markus (Swedish), Marcus, Markus (Norwegian), Marcus, Markus (Danish)
Other Languages: Markos (Ancient Greek), Marcus (Ancient Roman), Marko (Basque), Markos (Biblical Greek), Marcus (Biblical Latin), Marko (Bulgarian), Marc (Catalan), Margh (Cornish), Marko (Croatian), Marek (Czech), Markku, Marko, Markus (Finnish), Marc (French), Marco, Markus (German), Markos (Greek), Maleko (Hawaiian), Márk (Hungarian), Marcas (Irish), Marco (Italian), Markuss (Latvian), Marko (Macedonian), Marek (Polish), Marco, Marcos, Marquinhos (Portuguese), Marcas (Scottish), Marko (Serbian), Marek (Slovak), Marko (Slovene), Marco, Marcos (Spanish), Marko (Ukrainian), Marc (Welsh)
Mark Celebrities
Mark McGwire - baseball player, Mark Chesnutt - musician, Mark Harmon - actor, Mark McGrath - musician, Mark Knopfler - musician, Mark Prior - baseball player, Mark Twain - author, Mark McMorris - snowboarder,
