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♂ Markus
What does Markus mean?
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)
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%).
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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