Names That Mean Mark

  1. Tycho
    • Origin:

      Greek, Dutch, Old Norse
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  2. Nishan
    • Origin:

      Armenian
    • Meaning:

      "cross, sign, mark"
    • Description:

      A gentle name well used in Armenian families, unfamiliar here.
  3. Marks
    • Origin:

      English, Dutch, or German surname
    • Meaning:

      "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.