MARK
Gender: M
Origin: Latin
Meaning: "warlike"
Popularity in 2008: #139
After centuries of lagging behind other apostle names Peter and Paul, Mark suddenly caught on in the early 1950s, reaching Number 6 by 1960. But though it was a big baby-boomer name, their offspring don't think it has much spark left.
International Variations:
Marek,
Marecek,
Marousek,
Marík,
Mares
(Czech)
Markku
(Finnish)
Marcellin,
Marcel,
Marcellus,
Marc
(French)
Marcas
(Gaelic)
Marx,
Markell,
Markus
(German)
Markos
(Greek)
Marcas
(Irish)
Maaka
(Maori)
Marku
(Romanian)
Marcas
(Scottish)
Marcellino,
Marcello,
Marco
(Spanish)
Marko
(Ukrainian)
Mawrth
(Welsh)
Mark is being discussed in our message boards:
- Good ones are hard to find.
- Long Baby Name Game--MULTIPLE GENERATIONS!
- Giant family? Are you ready for it?
- Names I think are great but can't bring myself to use...
- Help! 5th baby name needed!
Read Nameberry blog posts about Mark:
Rank in US Top 1000
- Classic Boys' Names
- User List: Harry Potter names
- User List: Names for Characters in my Short Stories
- User List: Boys :)
