Names That Mean Mark
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- Tycho
Origin:
Greek, Dutch, Old NorseMeaning:
"hitting the mark; thunder"Description:
A name with a number of variations including the Danish Tyge, the Swedish Tyko, and the Dutch Tygo, which are popular throughout modern Europe. Tycho was the name of a Greek saint and the Danish astronomer, Tycho Brahe.
- Nishan
Origin:
ArmenianMeaning:
"cross, sign, mark"Description:
A gentle name well used in Armenian families, unfamiliar here.
- Marks
Origin:
English, Dutch, or German surnameMeaning:
"son of Mark"Description:
Marks is a surname that independently arose in several languages, most all of them as a patronymic form of Mark. Among Jewish families, Marks is typically a variation of Marx. Marx was a given name derived from Marcus that Ashkenazi Jews used as a Germanized form of Mordechai.