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Marcus
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marcus
English
Etymology
Borrowing of en la Marcus. Doublet of en Mark.
Pronunciation
en /ˈmɑːkəs/ RP
en /ˈmɑɹkəs/ GA
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Marcus.wav Southern England
Proper noun
* es Marci
en male Latin.
Colossians 4 10 Aristarchus my fellow prisoner saluteth you, and Marcus sisters sonne to Barnabas, (touching whome yee receiued commandements; if he come vnto you, receiue him:)
en w:Titus Livius George Baker w:The History of Rome 2nd II London Printed for T[homas] Cadell and W[illiam] Davies,in the Strand 1814 323 The two Marci, Livius Denter, and Æmilius, ſucceeding to the conſulſhip, war broke out again with the Æquans;
en Samuel Trickett w:John Edward Blakeney Sermons Doctrinal and Practical London Printed by G. Norman,Maiden Lane, Covent Garden 1863 224 But, as the historian said, there were many Marci in one Cæsar, so there are many Cains and Judases in the best of us all.
en Nigel M. Kay Ausonius: Epigrams Bloomsbury Academic 2001 290 9780715631058 At epig. 73.5 the question ‘quis Marcus?’ is much more sensible, because there could have been many Marci to choose amongst.
en 2008 w:Kate Atkinson When Will There Be Good News Doubleday 9780385608015 73 But 'Marcus?' – a strangely Latinate name for someone born in Sighthill. ('Aspirational mother, boss,' he said. 'Better than Titus.Or Sextus.')
en Stella Gemmell The Immortal Throne The City 2 w:Bantam Press 2016 9780593071489 Rubin wondered who Marcus was. It was a City name, but there were many Marcuses.
Derived terms
en Marcus Island Marcusian
Anagrams
en acmrsu sacrum
Danish
Proper noun
da proper noun
da male Markus
References
Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 5644 males with the given name Marcus (compared to 2889 named Markus) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 2000s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Dutch
nl:
Etymology
Borrowed from nl la Mārcus. The Biblical senses derive from nl grc Μᾶρκος.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈmɑr.kʏs/
nl Nl-Marcus.ogg
nl Mar cus
Proper noun
m
Mark (book of the Bible)
Mark traditional author of the Gospel of Mark
nl male
Related terms
nl Mark, nl Marc
nl Biblical characters Books of the Bible
German
Pronunciation
de De-Marcus.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun
de male a less common Markus
Latin
la:
Alternative forms
praenominal abbreviation la M.
Etymology
la <alt:*mārtcus><ety:af<Mārs><-cus>>
From *mārtcus, from the name of the god la Mārs -cus. Probable doublet of Māmercus.
Pronunciation
Mārcus
Proper noun
Mārcus<2.both> Mārca
A masculine en cognomen.
en Mark
la 1811 Johann Ludwig Himly De Jesu in Coelum Ascensu chapter 1, section 2, page 11 Narrant enim Marcus et Lucas, sicut et alii apostoli omnia, quae de Jesu referunt memorabilia, eo modo quo probi honestique viri, omnisque fraudis expertes solent; id quod tibi manifestissime in oculos incurret scripta eorum aliqua cum auimi attentione perlegenti.
Declension
Mārcus<2.both>
Derived terms
la Mārca<g:f> Mārcellus Mārciānus<t:pertaining to Marcus><pos:adjective> Mārcīpor<t:slave of Marcus> Mārcius Mārculus
Descendants
2 desc
ca Marc
it Marco
lij Marco
fro Marc
fr Marc
roa-opt Marcos
es Marcos Marco
vec Marco
wa Mår
sq Mark 1
grc Μᾶρκος 1
el Μάρκος
eu Marko 1
cs Marek 1
da Markus 1
nl Marcus 1
en Marcus 1
eo Marko 1
et Markus 1
fo Markus 1
1 fi Markus Markku
1 de Markus Marcus
1 haw Mareko Maleko
hu Márk 1
is Markús 1
ga Marcas 1
ja マルコ 1 Maruko
1 lv Marks Markuss
1 lt Márkas Mõrkus
gv Markys 1
enm Mark 1
en Mark
mt Mark 1
sw Marko 1
1 no Markus Marcus
pl Marek 1
ro Marcu 1
ru Марк 1
gd Marc 1
sk Marek Markus 1
1 sv Markus Marcus
uk Марко 1
cy Marc 1
fy Markus 1
yi מאַרק 1
See also
References
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Norwegian
Alternative forms
no Markus
Etymology
From no la Marcus. First recorded in Norway c. 1100.
Proper noun
no male
References
Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, 82-521-4483-7
Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 3280 males with the given name Marcus (compared to 6268 named Markus) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 2000s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.
Old English
Etymology
From ang la Marcus.
Pronunciation
Marcus
Proper noun
m
Mark the Apostle
Declension
Marc Marcus sg
ang Biblical characters
Romanian
Etymology
ro :bor de:Marcus<ety:uder<la:Marcus>> 2 1
Proper noun
m
ro German
References
Swedish
Alternative forms
sv Markus
Etymology
From sv la Marcus. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in the 13th century.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Marcus.wav
Proper noun
c
sv male
Usage notes
Marcus / Markus was the most common given name of boys born in Sweden in the 1990s.
References
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 36 338 males with the given name Marcus (compared to 18 057 named Markus) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.