Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Marco

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Gender Masculine

Usage Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch

Pronounced Pron. MAR-ko(Italian, Spanish, German)

MAHR-ko(Dutch)

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Meaning & History

Italian 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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VariantsMarcos(Spanish) Marcos(Portuguese) Markus(German) Mark(Dutch)

Other Languages & CulturesMarkos(Ancient Greek) Marcus(Ancient Roman) Marko(Basque) Mark(Biblical) Markos(Biblical Greek) Marcus(Biblical Latin) Marko(Bulgarian) Marc(Catalan) Margh(Cornish) Marko(Croatian) Marek(Czech) Marcus, Mark, Markus(Danish) Marcus, Mark(English) Markku, Marko, Markus(Finnish) Marc(French) Markos(Greek) Maleko(Hawaiian) Márk(Hungarian) Marcas(Irish) Markuss(Latvian) Marko(Macedonian) Marcus, Mark, Markus(Norwegian) Marek(Polish) Mars(Roman Mythology) Mark(Russian) Marcas(Scottish) Marko(Serbian) Marek(Slovak) Marko(Slovene) Marcus, Mark, Markus(Swedish) Marko(Ukrainian) Marc(Welsh)

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Entry updated July 2, 2017