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What does Mark mean?
Mark 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced mark. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Mark is "dedicated to Mars". Anglicized version of Marcus. Biblical: the Roman surname of John Mark, missionary companion to Peter and Paul and writer of one of the four Gospel accounts of Jesus. The famous author Mark Twain (originally Samuel Clemens) took his name from the call of Mississippi River boatmen: "Mark twain!" meaning that the water was two fathoms deep. Explorer Marco Polo; choreographer Mark Morris; New York governor Mario Cuomo; swimmer Mark Spitz; baseball player Mark McGwire; fashion designer Marc Jacobs; actors Mark Harmon, Mark Wahlberg.
STARTS WITH Mar-
ASSOCIATED WITH dedicated (faithful), biblical, roman, surname, famous, river, water, deep (dark)
Variations
VARIANTS Marc▼, Marco, Marcos, Marcus▼, Marek, Mario, Marius, Markell, Markey, Marko, Marko, Markos, Markov, Markus, Marq, Marque, Marques▼, Marquus
RELATION VIA MARCUS, MARIO Marcas
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Mark Marcelino (M.M.), ..
How popular is Mark?
Mark is a very popular first name for men (#14 out of 1220, Top 1%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#2091 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Mark reached its apex position of #6 in the U.S. during the years 1960-1969, and is at #210 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular varying forms of Mark (#210 FROM RECENT DATA) are Marc (#826), Marco (#359), Marcos (#432), Marcus (#209), Marek (#1617), Mario (#325), Marius, Markell (#1820), Marko (#1849), Markus (#1000) and Marques. Adoption of these relations of Mark was at its most widespread during the years 1960-1969 (MEDIAN #1002) and is now much diminished (#1053, ▼85%), with forms such as Marcus becoming less stylish.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Berk, Birk, Burk, Clark▲, Cork, Derk, Dirk▼, Dyrk, Jerk, Kerk, Kirk▼, Kyrk, Lark, Mabry, Mac▲, Mace, Mack▼, Macy, Mads, Maik, Maks, Malak, Malek, Malik▼, Malki, Man, Mann, Mano, Mar, March, Mareo, Marik, Markel, Marly, Maro, Marom, Marr, Mars, Marsh, Mart, Marti, Marty▼, Marve, Marx, Marzo, Mat▼, Mata, Mats, Matt▼, Matz, Mauro, Maury, Max▲, Maxx, Maxy, Mayo, Mays, Mick, Mirek, Mirko, More, Mori, Mort, Roark, Ruark, Spark, Stark, Turk and York. These names tend to be less commonly used than Mark.
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