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Marcus (name)

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Marcus is a masculinegiven name of Ancient Romanpre-Christian origin derived either from EtruscanMarce of unknown meaning or referring to the god Mars. Mars was identified as the Romangod of war.

The name is popular in Europe, particularly in Sweden, Norway,[1] 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. There are other variants. Marcus had ranked 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.[2]

Marcus developed as a patronymic or toponymic 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 the area of origin. The first historical record of the surname was in the year 1390 in Biberach an der Riß, Germany.[3]

People with the name Marcus or its variants include:

Given name

Arts and entertainment

In art and literature

In television and film

In music

En personajes de ficción

Gobierno

En la Antigua Roma

En política

Seguridad e inteligencia

Deportes

Otro

Referencias

  1. ^ "10 mest brukte navn 1880-2007 (10 nombres de niños más utilizados 1880-2007)" . ssb.no. ​Consultado el 22 de diciembre de 2008 .
  2. ↑ "Marcus: significado y origen del nombre" . thinkbabynames . Consultado el 1 de febrero de 2008 .
  3. ↑ "Apellido: Marcus" . SurnameDB.com . Consultado el 1 de febrero de 2008 .

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