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,
MarÃk,
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:
- what if you had 20 kids?
- Words!!
- New: AA, BB, CC, DD....Boy/Girl Sibling Sets
- Names I think are great but can't bring myself to use...
- Sister for Anthony & Miranda
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 :)
