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MARCO
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Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Pronounced: MAHR-ko (Italian, Spanish) [key]
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Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of MARK. During the Middle Ages this name was common in Venice, where Saint Mark was supposedly buried. A famous bearer was the Venetian explorer Marco Polo, who travelled across Asia to China in the 13th century. |
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