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Markus

What does Markus mean?

Markus Pronunciation of Markus as a boys' name is a Latin name, and Markus means "dedicated to Mars". Markus is a Dutch, German, Hungarian form of Marcus (Latin). Markus is also a variation of Mark (Latin).

STARTS WITH Mar-

ASSOCIATED WITH dedicated (faithful)

Variations

VARIANTS Marquus, Marques, Markos, Marcos, Marcas

ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA MARCUS, MARK Marc, Marco, Marek, Mario, Marius, Markell, Markey, Marko, Markov, Marq, Marque

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Markus Ishan (M.I.), ..

How popular is Markus?

Markus is a somewhat popular first name for males (#1029 out of 1220, Top 84%) and an even more popular surname for all people (#8497 out of 150436, Top 6%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Markus entered the list in 1950-1959 and reached its peak position of #501 in the U.S. in 1990, and is currently at #1000. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Markus name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Markus outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Marcus (#209 LAST YEAR), Mark (#210), Mario (#325), Marco (#359), Marcos (#432), Marc (#826), Marek (#1617), Markell (#1820), Marko (#1849), Marius and Marques are the prominent varying forms of Markus (#1000). Other variants, like Markov, are seldom used. These forms of Markus were popular as birth names during the years 1960-1969 (MEDIAN #1002) and have become much less common since (#1053, 85%).



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Markus, Marc, Marco, Marcos, Marcus in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Marek, Mario, Marius, Mark, Markell in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Marko, Marques in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Markus, Marc, Marcus, Mark outside U.S.

Similar Names

Markus is pronounced similarly to Markeese, Markese, Markess, Markise, Markiss, Markize, Markwees, Markwess, Marquess, Marquez, Marquise and Marquiz. Other recommended sound-alike names are Argus, Arius, Carolus, Darius, Demarkus, Fabius, Fawnus, Fergus, Gaius, Hampus, Ikarus, Jairus, Jarius, Macarius, Mackey, Mads, Magnus, Magus, Maik, Makar, Maks, Malkam, Malki, Mamoun, Mamun, Manus, Marcel, Marcio, Mardel, Marden, Marianus, Marik, Marino, Marinus, Marion, Markel, Markham, Marlan, Marlea, Marlen, Marley, Marlin, Maro, Marom, Marqui, Marquis, Mars, Mart, Martel, Martie, Marven, Mateus, Matias, Mattaus, Maurits, Maurus, Mays, Mirko, Morgun, Morris, Parkes, Parks and Ursus. These names tend to be less commonly used than Markus.

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