Marcus (name)

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This article is about the given name and surname Marcus. For other uses, see Marcus.

As a masculine given name, Marcus or Markus is of Ancient Roman pre-Christian origin referring to the mythological figure Mars. Because Mars was identified as the Roman god of War, the name 'Marcus' can by extension be taken to refer to Ares in the Greek pantheon.

Marcus
Given Name
Pronunciation MAR-kus
Gender Male
Meaning "dedicated to Mars"
Region of Origin Ancient Rome
Related names Markus, Markos, Marcas, Marcellus, Marquis
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The name is popular in Europe, particularly Italy and Germany, and increasingly, in the Netherlands. It is also popular in English language countries, although less common than the shortened variation 'Mark', associated with the Gospel writer Mark the Evangelist (Μάρκος). There are other variants. Marcus ranks in the top 100 most popular boy names in Australia, Canada, England, Scotland, Sweden, and Wales since the 1990s, as well as, the top 200 most popular boy names in the US since the 1960s.[1]

Marcus developed as a locational surname in Italy, southern France, and Spain around 1000 A.D., attributable to religious monasteries and sanctuaries named Sanctus Marcus (or its many variants). The surname was used as an identifier for area of origin. The first historical record of the surname was in the year 1390 in Biberach, Germany.[2]

People with the name Marcus or its variants include:

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[edit] Arts and entertainment

In art

In television and film

  • Marcus Tullius Cicero (character of Rome), historical figure who features as a character in the HBO/BBC2 original television series Rome
  • Marcus Carl Franklin, American actor
  • Markus Garrison, 41-year-old inventor from Florida who was a contestant on The Apprentice 4
  • Markus Haage, German director, producer and screenwriter from Schoeningen
  • Marcus Loew, American business magnate and a pioneer of the motion picture industry who formed Loews Theatres and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

In music

  • Marcus Adoro (born 1971), Philippine musician
  • Marcus Brosch, German songwriter, record producer and remixer
  • Marcus Cope - Williams, Australian trumpeter, composer and arsitocrat
  • Marcus Ramone Cooper, former member of the Miami, Florida R&B group "Pretty Ricky" who goes by the stage names of Pleasure or Pleasure P
  • Markus Grosskopf, bass player for the German power metal band Helloween
  • Markus Allan Hoppus, bassist for the rock group +44
  • Markus James, current bassist for the rock group Breaking Benjamin
  • Markus Kaarlonen, Finnish musician, songwriter and producer
  • Markus Löffel, disc jockey, musician and producer from Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  • Marcus Miller, American bassist and clarinetist
  • Markus Palframan, Canadian trumpet player
  • Markus Schulz, German trance music DJ and producer who currently resides in Miami, Florida, USA
  • Marcus Siepen (born 1968), German guitarist in Blind Guardian
  • Marcus Silva, Guitarist
  • Markus Stockhausen, German trumpeter and composer
  • Markus Stopholese, American rock guitarist
  • Marcus Striplin, American singer-songwriter Pleasant Grove
  • Marcus Ullmann,German singer (tenor)
  • Markus Wolfe, Canadian guitar player

[edit] Government and military

In Ancient Rome

In politics

  • Markus Buchart, Manitoba politician
  • Markus Drake, Finnish Green League politician who belongs to the Finland-Swedish community
  • Markus Feldmann, Swiss politician
  • Markus Ferber, German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Bavaria with the Christian Social Union in Bavaria
  • Marcus Garvey, Jamaican/African-American activist
  • Markus Pieper, German politician and Member of the European Parliament for North Rhine-Westphalia

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Marcus
Family Name
Pronunciation MAR-kus
Meaning "dedicated to Mars"
Region of origin Ancient Rome
Related names De Marco, Di Marko, Marcus, Marchi, Merck, Marck and Van der Marck, to Marconi, Marchitello, De Marchi, Marcovitch, Markushkin, Marczewski
Popularity Behind the Name 
Wikipedia articles All pages beginning with Marcus

[edit] References

  1. ^ Marcus - Name Meaning and Origin. thinkbabynames. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
  2. ^ Surname: Marcus. surnamedb.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.

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