Marc

\maʁk\♂French boy's name

A French boy's name of Latin origin, first recorded around 1121-34.

At a glance

GenderMasculine
OriginLatin
First recorded1121-34
Pronunciation\maʁk\
Also spelledMarcus, Mark, Markus
Compound namesJean-Marc, Marc-Antoine, Paul-Marc, Pierre-Marc, Saint-Marc

Origin and meaning

From Latin Mārcus.

Where it is mostly given

  • Great Britain
  • Ireland
  • United States
  • Spain
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • East Frisia
  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Denmark
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • Finland
  • Malta

Around the world

  • GermanMarkus
  • EnglishMark, Marcus
  • Arabicمُرْقُسُ
  • BasqueMartzel
  • BretonMark
  • CorsicanMarcu
  • CroatianMarko
  • DanishMarcus, Markus, Mark
  • SpanishMarcos
  • FinnishMarkus
  • IrishMarcas
  • GreekΜάρκος
  • Hebrewמרקוס
  • HungarianMárk

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Sartus85 (Vendée (France)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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