Marcus

I've always loved the name Marcus, but I dislike Mark. Marcus is old fashioned (in a good way) and a handsome name that suits all ages!

I am called Marcus. Have been for over 50 years. I found this site by mistake whilst discussing my name. This is my view on my name and I will try and help you understand what it’s like to be a Marcus.

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It is a lovely name, with a deep history.
At some point you will be referred to as Marcus Aurelius.
You will become annoyed at people asking if you prefer Mark.
Grammatically, as a possessive, there is no S after the apostrophe.
In film and cinema, Marcus is always the bad guy.
Is that spelt with a K? No!

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Other than that it’s pretty cool!

If I have a boy, I'll call him Marcus/ Markus ❤️ Simple, yet sophisticated and strong, masculine. It has an easy spelling which I find very important in a name.
My daughter is named Francesca and I think Marcus would be a great name for her brother.

Marcus to me is just English. I didn't know it was also used in Europe and Ancient Rome!

Marcus is my name and I hate it. It's easily confused with any other name ending -us/-as such as the ever so popular among my generation, 'Lucas'. And shortening it to Marc doesn't make it much better because it's also extremely common as well as the fact that is cursed in the media. There's Marcus from Disney's "Lab Rats" who tries to kill Bree, Chase, Leo, and Adam. There's also Marcus Mason from Archie Comics who in Riverdale, tries to use conversion therapy on Moose and Kevin (this is even worsened by the fact I'm bi and a character with my name does this crap). And let's not forget about the more recent one, Marcus Baker Netflix's "Ginny & Georgia" who, while everyone has crush on, is also the 'bad influence; smoker' type. And if, for some reason, you still wanna name your kid Marcus, please at least choose Markus with a K because it has a better (practically non-existent) image attached to it.

LOVE this name! It's noble-sounding, strong, masculine, and better than Marco.

We have a Marcus, who has a twin brother Patrick - we picked Marcus because it's not too common but not rare either, it's also classic yet modern and it's a strong masculine sounding name - Mark and Marc are outdated here - but I can see our twin boys Marcus and Patrick going onto great things.

This is a good name. It might not be as popular as Mark/Marc but I think it is a strong name. I think of the emperor Marcus Aurelius when I hear it.

You may call it ugly, but neither this classic nor Mark are ugly at all to the rest of us. Be respectful please.

It's like someone wanted to "uglify" the name Mark/Marc. Fortunately Marcus is nowhere near as popular or common as that much nicer version.

I've always liked the name Marcus.

Marcus reminds me of mucous.

My Internet persona is Marc (short for Marcus), so I wouldn't really use this name myself. But hey, it's just my viewpoint, so if you want to name your son this... go right ahead!

I actually love this name. It sounds strong and masculine.

It's a very attractive name. There was a kid at my school named Marcus and he was the cutest guy at school, lol.

This is a great name. I named my only son Marcus after my grandfather. My son is super intelligent and very witty.

Marcus is such a handsome, cool name! I love this name to pieces! :D.

Very cool name. I like it.

I like it. It sounds strong and courageous. Mark sounds like you "left a mark" on something, but Marcus sounds nice.

I absolutely love this name. By far my favorite name for a baby boy. It sounds strong, intelligent, kind, brave. A perfect vision of a boy to me! :)

I prefer Marc or Mark, since the -us ending is both outdated and pretentious. I don't even bother commenting on other names with this ending since only ridiculous people who bemoan the collapse of the Roman empire would ever use them.

A great name! Strong and powerful.

What a great, strong name! This can easily grow with a person.

For some odd reason, I have always disliked the name Marcus. I think it's because of the way it sounds: too harsh and rough. It reminds me of a hoarse throat. The name itself seems a tad silly, like the word circus, or too brooding, like someone concentrating on something unpleasant. I don't dislike the ending of Marcus, or the fact that it sounds old, just the annoyingly harsh sound of the name.

This is a very strong, classic name.

This is my spouse's name. And indeed, he is WARLIKE! I would not advise this name unless you have an extremely forgiving heart and a lot of patience! You get what you order by choosing this name. =o)

I know several Marcuses and all of them but one were very violent children, more violent than your average boy. I don't know if I believe that the name influences the behaviour, but there's something fishy about Marcus. The meaning that I have heard for it, not surprisingly, is "he who beats"! Now they're all teenagers though and I don't see them often enough to know if they've grown out of beating people or not!

Whether a child is violent or belligerent or not has nothing to do with the name and everything to do with his or her parents. Names do not influence behaviour; the attitudes of the parents do.
I think Marcus is a perfectly fine name.

To me, Marcus is someone who is a bit of a rebel but has a strong will and is noble. Mm, my kind of guy.

*Marcus* is a gorgeous name for any male. It has a pleasant sound and a rich history, and it works well for all ages. One of my top ten!