Mark is a common male name and is related to the Latin word Mars. It means "consecrated to the godMars ", and also may mean "God of war" or "to be warlike".[ 1] Marcus Roman given names . It is also used as a short form ofMartin , a name which is either also of Latin origin and also meaning "warlike", or derived fromProto-Germanic elements "mar", meaning "famous" and "tank", meaning "thought", "counsel".
Meaning and history [ edit ] Mark is a form of the name Marcus.Mark the Evangelist is the traditionally ascribed eponymous author of the second Gospel in the New Testament. He is the patron saint of Venice, where he is supposedly buried. Though in use during the Middle Ages, Mark was not common in the English-speaking world until the 19th century, when it began to be used alongside the classical form Marcus.
In the Celtic legend of Tristan and Isolde, this was the name of a king of Cornwall. It was also borne by the American authorMark Twain (1835–1910, real name Samuel Clemens), the author ofTom Sawyer andHuckleberry Finn . He took his pen name from a call used by riverboat workers on the Mississippi River to indicate a depth of two fathoms. This is also the usual English spelling of the name of the 1st-century BC Roman triumvir Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony ).[ 2]
Arabic :ﻣرقس Armenian :Մարկոս Belarusian :Марк Berber languages :ⵎⴰⵔⵇⵓⵙ Bulgarian :Маркo, Марк Breton :Mark Catalan :Marc Classical Syriac :ܡܪܩܘܣ Coptic :Ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ Czech :Marek Welsh :Marc Danish :Mark German :Marco, Markus, Marcus Greek :Μάρκος English:Mark, Marc, Marcus Esperanto :Marko Spanish :Marco, Marcos Estonian :Markko Basque :Marco Finnish :Markku French :Marc Friulian :Marc Lombard :March Irish :Marc, Marcas Ge'ez :ማርቆስ Hebrew :מארק Croatian :Marko Hungarian :Márk Indonesian :Markus, Mark Italian :Marco Japanese :マーク Georgian :მარკოზ Korean :마크, 마르쿠스, 마르코 Cornish :Margh Latin :Marcus Lithuanian :Markas Latvian :Marks, Marcis, Mārcis, Mareks Dutch :Mark Norwegian :Markus Polish :Marek Portuguese :Marques, Marcos Romanian :Marcu Russian :Марк Sardinian :Marcu Slovak :Marek Slovene :Marko Serbian :Марко Swedish :Mark, Markus Thai :มาร์ค Turkish :Markos Ukrainian :Марко, Марк Chinese :马克, 马可 Malayalam :മാർക്കോസ് Mark Adler (born 1959), American software engineerMark Azadovsky (1888–1954), Russian scholar of folk-tales and Russian literatureMark Benecke (born 1970), German forensic biologistMark Blaug (1927–2011), Dutch-born British economistMark Buchanan (born 1961), American physicistMark Catesby (1682–1749), English naturalistMark Wayne Chase (born 1951), American-born British botanistMark R. Cohen (born 1943), American scholar of Jewish historyMark Dean (computer scientist) (born 1957), American inventor and a computer engineerMark Fettes (born 1961), Canadian EsperantistMark Fisher (theorist) (1968–2017), British cultural theorist and philosopherMark Frigo , American economistMark Z. Jacobson (born 1965), American civil and environmental engineerMark Jerrum (born 1955), British computer scientist and computational theoristMark Lilla (born 1956), American political scientist and philosopherMark van Loosdrecht (born 1959), Dutch biotechnologistMark Mazower (born 1958), British historianMark P. McCahill (born 1956), American computer scientist and internet pioneerMark Borisovich Mitin (1901–1987), Soviet Marxist-Leninist philosopherMark Oliphant (1901–2000), Australian physicist and humanitarianMark Overmars (born 1958), Dutch computer scientist, creator of Game MakerMark Pattison (academic) (1813–1884), English educational reformer and Rector of Lincoln College, OxfordMark Ptashne (born 1940), American molecular biologistMark Ridley (zoologist) (born 1956), British zoologist and writer on evolutionMark Satin (born 1946), American political theoristMark Sedgwick (born 1960), British historianMark R. Showalter (born 1957), American astronomerMark Solonin (born 1958), Russian WWII historianMark Steedman (born 1946), British computational linguist and cognitive scientistMark van Vugt (born 1967), Dutch evolutionary psychologistMark Waer (born 1951), Belgian biomedical scientist and university presidentMark Wainberg (1945–2017), Canadian HIV/AIDS researcher and activistMark Walport (born 1953), British medical scientistMark Weiser (1952–1999), American chief scientist at Xerox PARCMark Zborowski (1908–1990), American anthropologist and Soviet spyMark Addy , English actorMark Atkinson , American actorMark Benton , English actorMark Burg (born 1959), American film and television producerMark Consuelos , American actorMark Dexter , English actorMark Eden , English actorMark Famiglietti , American actor and screenwriterMark Fishbach , American YouTuber, Podcaster and ActorMark Hamill , American actorMark Harmon , American actor, producer and directorMark Herras , Filipino actorMark Gatiss , English actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer and directorMark Indelicato , American actorMark Lamarr , English actor and screenwriterMark LaMura (1948–2017), American actorMark Lenard , American actorMark Linn-Baker , American actorMark McKinney (born 1959), Canadian actor and comedianMark McManus (1935–1994), Scottish actorMark Miller (1924–2022), American stage and television actor and writerMark Pellegrino , American actor, best known as Jacob inLost Mark Proksch , American actor and impersonator, known forOn Cinema What We Do in the Shadows Mark Rendall , voice actor and actorMark Robson (film director) (1913–1978), American film directorMark Ruffalo , American actorMark Rylance , English actorMark Salling (1982–2018), American actor who was best known for playing Noah Puckerman onGlee Mark Samaranayake (1914–2000), Sri Lankan Sinhala cinema and stage actorMark Seibert , German musical theatre actorMark A. Sheppard , actor best known as Crowley on SupernaturalMark Allen Shepherd , actorMarc Singer , American actor known for his role as Beastmaster and starring in the mini-series VMark Strickson , English actorMark Sinclair (better known asVin Diesel ), American actor, writer, director and producer Mark Wahlberg (born 1971), actor, previously known as musicianMarky Mark Mark Williams (actor) , British actor, comedian and scriptwriterMark Womack (British actor) (born 1960)Mark Zakharov , Russian director and screenwriterMark Heyes , British fashion presenterMark Kermode , film criticMark Kostabi , Estonian-American artistMark Rothko , abstract-expressionist painterMark Ryden , pop-surrealist painterMark Samuels , choreographer, and dancerMark Steel , British satirical comedianMark Tobey , American abstract expressionist painterMark Tompkins (dancer) , artist, dancer and choreographer of contemporary danceMark Tremonti , American musician and singer, in rock bands Alter Bridge, Tremonti and founding member of CreedMark Z. Danielewski (born 1966), American novelistMark Lynas , British author, journalist and environmental activistMark Mulvoy , American sports journalist and writerMark Shepherd (novelist) , author of several novels in the fantasy genreMark Shulman (author) , American children's authorMark Andrew Smith , American graphic novelistMark Twain , pen name of American author Samuel Langhorne ClemensMark Van Doren , American poet and literary criticMark Waid , American comic book writerMark Ambor , american singer-songwriterMark Andrews (1875−1939), British organist and composerMark Balderas , keyboardist for the alternative rock band Human DramaMark Bautista , Filipino singerMark "Moke" Bistany , former drummer for Otep, Puddle of Mudd and Against All WillMark Farner , American musicianMark Feehily , Irish singer in pop group WestlifeMark Gasser , British concert pianistMark "Barney" Greenway , singer in British band Napalm DeathMark Hoppus , singer/bassist for the rock bands blink-182 and +44Mark Jansen , Dutch guitarist, singer, songwriter for EpicaMark Knopfler , British musician, member of Dire Straits,Mark Lanegan , lead singer of American grunge band Screaming TreesMark Lee , Canadian-Korean rapper of South Korean band NCTMark Linkous , singer from American band SparklehorseMark Lui , Hong Kong composerMark McClelland , bass guitarist for Little Doses, previously for Snow PatrolMark McGrath , singer of American rock band Sugar RayMark Mendoza , American bass guitaristMark Morrison (born 1972), German-born British R&B singerMark Morton (guitarist) , guitarist from American band Lamb of GodMark Mothersbaugh , American composer, co-founder of DevoMark Owen , British singer-songwriter, member of pop band Take ThatMark Peddle , Canadian musicianMark Refoy , guitarist for Spiritualized, Slipstream, Pet Shop BoysMark Richardson (musician) , British musician for Skunk AnansieMark Ronson , British-American music performer, producer and DJMark Sandman , American musician, ex-member of bands Morphine and Treat Her RightMark Schultz , American contemporary Christian singerMark Sheehan (1976–2023), guitarist for The ScriptMark Slaughter , American musician, singer and songwriter for hard rock band SlaughterMark Speer , American guitarist and founder of KhruangbinMark Stoermer , American musician and member of The KillersMark Stuart (musician) , vocals for Christian band Audio AdrenalineMark Swed , American music critic, chief classical music critic of theLos Angeles Times since 1996Mark Tuan , American-Taiwanese member of South Korean band GOT7Mark Vincent , Australian opera singerMarky Mark , American rapper, now goes by Mark WahlbergMark Wells (musician) , Australian guitarist and musician, ex-member of The Ronnie Wood Band and Twenty Two HundredMark Diamond Addy , Ghanaian politicianMark Antony , Roman politician and generalMark Babin , American politicianMark Blier , American politicianMark Carney , Canadian politician and Prime Minister of CanadaMark Collett , British political activistMark Dayton , former governor and U.S. senator from MinnesotaMark Demesmaeker , Belgian politician and MEPMark Eyskens , Belgian economist, Prime Minister of Belgium in 1981Mark Gidley , Member of the Alabama House of RepresentativesMark Grimes , Canadian politicianMark Herring , American politician and current Attorney General of VirginiaMark Kelly , American politician and astronaut; current U.S. senator from ArizonaMark Latham , Australian politicianMark McGowan , Australian politician, Premier of Western AustraliaMark Persaud , Canadian lawyerMark Pollard , Falkland Islands politicianMark Pryor , American lawyer, politicianMark Ricks , American politicianMark Rozzi , 140th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, current member of the Pennsylvania House of a RepresentativesMark Rutte , Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the NetherlandsMark M. Shelton , American politicianMark Shepard , Vermont state senatorMark Shirey , member of the Alabama House of RepresentativesMark Snoeren , member of the Dutch House of RepresentativesMark Spencer , British Member of ParliamentMark Squilla , Philadelphia city councilmanMark Tisdel , Michigan state representativeMark Udall , American politicianMark Villar , Filipino politician and businessmanMark Warner , former governor of and current U.S. senator from VirginiaMark Alarie (born 1963), American basketball playerMark Allen (snooker player) , Northern Irish snooker playerMark Andrews (American football) (born 1996), American football playerMark Beck (born 1994), footballerMark Belanger (1944–1998), American baseball playerMark Bell (ice hockey) , Canadian ice hockey playerMark Bellhorn , American baseball playerMark Berger (judoka) , Canadian Olympic silver & bronze heavyweight judokaMark Bolding (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey coachMark van Bommel , Dutch footballerMark Bone (born 1960), New Zealand swimming instructor and former national coachMark Bott (born 1986), English cricketerMark Boucher , South African cricketerMark Bresciano , Australian soccer playerMark Brunell , American football playerMark Buehrle , American baseball playerMark Calaway, American professional wrestler who uses the stage name "The Undertaker " Mark Canha (born 1989), American baseball playerMark Casale , American football playerMark Cavendish , professional racing cyclistMark Chatfield , American breaststroke swimmerMark Clear (born 1956), American baseball playerMark Cohon , Canadian Football League CommissionerMark Crow , American basketball playerMark Dale , English cricketerMark Dean (swimmer) , American swimmerMark DeRosa , American baseball playerMark de Vries (born 1975), Dutch footballerMark Didio , American football playerMark Dismore , American indycar driverMark Du Plessis (born 1975), horse racing jockeyMark Dusbabek , American football playerMark Donohue , American racing driverMark Ealham , English cricketerMark Ellis (baseball) , American baseball playerMark Evans (rower) , Canadian rowerMark Ferreira (born 1967), former professional tennis player from IndiaMark Few (born 1962), American basketball coachMark Fidrych (1954–2009), American baseball playerMark-Jan Fledderus (born 1982), Dutch footballerMark Forsythe , Northern Irish long jumperMark Friedman (born 1995), Canadian National Hockey League playerMark Garner , Australian track and field sprinterMark Gilbert , American Major League Baseball player, and US AmbassadorMark Gilbert (American football) (born 1997), American football playerMark Giordano , Canadian ice hockey playerMark Gorski , American track cyclist and cycling managerMark Gronowski (born 2001), American football playerMark Guy , American football playerMark Henry , American weightlifter and professional wrestlerMark Hughes , Welsh football manager and former playerMark Huizinga (born 1973), Dutch judokaMark Hunt , New Zealand mixed martial artistMark Hurst (born 21 October 1995), former Scottish footballerMark Inglis (born 1959), New Zealand mountaineerMark Ingram Sr. (born 1965), American football playerMark Ingram II (born 1989), American football playerMark Jindrak , American professional wrestlerMark Kafentzis , American football playerMark Kellar , American football playerMark Kennedy (footballer, born 1976) , Irish footballerMark Koenig (1904–1993), American baseball playerMark Kondratiuk (born 2003), Russian figure skaterMark Lapidus (born 1995), Estonian chess playerMark Lazarus (born 1938), English soccer playerMark Lomuket (born 1999), Kenyan long-distance runnerMark Lyons , American basketball player in Israeli Basketball Premier LeagueMark Major , Canadian ice hockey playerMark Malyar (born 2000), Israeli Paralympic champion and world championpara swimmer Mark Mangino (born 1956), American football coachMark Martin (born 1959), NASCAR driverMark McGwire (born 1963), American baseball playerMark Messier (born 1961), Canadian retired hockey playerMark Midler (1931–2012), Soviet two-time Olympic champion foil fencerMark Mulder , American baseball playerMark Nenow , American long-distance runnerMark Noble , English footballerMark Nulty (born 1967), Irish cricketerMark O'Mahony (born 2005), Irish footballerMark O'Meara (born 1957), American professional golferMark Otten (born 1985), Dutch footballerMark Paré , Canadian NHL officialMark Payton (born 1991), American professional baseball playerMark Phillips , British Olympic gold-medal horsemanMark Pinger , German swimmerMark Price , American basketball playerMark Rakita (born 1938), Soviet two-time Olympic champion saber fencerMark Recchi , Canadian hockey playerMark Reid (born 1961), Scottish footballerMark Richt (born 1960), American football coachMark Ricks (gridiron football) , American football playerMark Roth (1951–2021), American pro bowlerMark Robins , English football manager and former playerMark Roopenian , American football playerMark Rypien , American football playerMark Sanchez American football playerMark Sanford (basketball) American basketball playerMark Sears (born 2002), American basketball playerMark Selby , English professional snooker and pool playerMark Shapiro (sports executive) , American baseball executiveMark Siebeck , German volleyball playerMark Simoneau , American football playerMark Sloan (wrestler) , British wrestlerMark Spitz (born 1950), American nine-time Olympic champion swimmerMark Stanforth , American marathon runner and coachMark Stephney , Montserratian cricketerMark Stone , Canadian ice hockey playerMark Streit , Swiss professional ice hockey defencemanMark Švets , Estonian footballerMark Taimanov , Soviet Russian chess playerMark Teixeira , professional baseball player (MLB)Mark Thorson , American football playerMark Todd (equestrian) , New Zealand equestrianMark Tollefsen (born 1992), American basketball player in Israeli Basketball Premier LeagueMark Travers (born 1999), Irish footballerMark Traynowicz , American football playerMark Trueman (born 1988), English football manager and former playerMark Tuitert (born 1980), Dutch speed skaterMark Turenshine (1944–2016), American-Israeli basketball playerMark van der Zijden (born 1973), Dutch swimmerMark Veens (born 1978), Dutch swimmerMark Veldmate , Dutch footballerMark Viduka , Australian soccer playerMark Vientos (born 1999), American baseball playerMark Vital (born 1996), American basketball and football playerMark Walsh (darts player) , professional darts playerMark Walton (American football) (born 1997), American football playerMark Ward (footballer born 1982) , English footballerMark Warnecke , German swimmerMark Waugh (born 1965), Australian test cricketer (1991–2002) and twin brother of Steve WaughMark Webber (born 1976), Australian Formula 1 driverMark Wiebe (born 1957), American professional golferMark Williams (snooker player) , Welsh professional snooker playerMark Worthington , Australian basketball playerMark Wotte (born 1960), Dutch football manager and former playerMark Zahra (born 1982), Australian jockeyMark Asay (1964–2017), American spree killerMark Barton (1955–1999), perpetrator of the1999 Atlanta day trading firm shootings Mark David Chapman (born 1955), American assassin ofJohn Lennon Mark William Cunningham (born 1960), American serial killerMark Essex (1949–1973), American serial killer/mass murdererMark Fellows (1980) English hitman convicted of killingJohn Kinsella andPaul Massey Mark Goudeau (born 1964), American serial killer, rapist, and kidnapperMark R. Hobson (born 1969), British spree killerMark Hofmann (born 1954), American counterfeiter and spree killerMark Martin (born 1979), British serial killerMark J. Newton , convicted child sexual abuserMark Rosario, a pseudonym used by the suspect in the2024 killing of U.S. insurance executive Brian Thompson [ 3] Mark Rowntree (born 1956), British spree killerMark Smich (born 1987), Canadian serial killerMark Alan Smith (born 1949), American serial killerMark Anthony Stroman (1969–2011), American spree killerMark Twitchell (born 1979), Canadian murdererMark Winger (born 1962), American murdererMark Codman , American slave executed in 1755Mark N. Brown (born 1951), American astronautMark of Cornwall , king of Kernow in the early 6th centuryW. Mark Felt (1913–2008), American FBI official known as Deep ThroatMark Fischbach (born 1989), American YouTuber known as "Markiplier"Mark Frerichs (born 1962), American civil engineer and former US Navy diver who disappeared in 2020Mark Hulsbeck , American aquanautMark Labbett , English TV personalityMark Meechan , Scottish YouTuberMark Milley (born 1958), U.S. Army GeneralMark Newhouse (born 1985), American professional poker playerMark Salazar , Filipino journalistMark Uytterhoeven , Belgian television presenterFictional characters [ edit ] Mark The Dj, a character from the 2010 dramatic/romantic musical filmBurlesque Mark the Minion, a character from the 2010 animated filmDespicable Me Mark Antony, a fictional representation of the person from the filmCleopatra Mark Baker, a character from the 2003 filmCheaper by the Dozen Mark Brendanawicz, a character from the NBC comedy television seriesParks and Recreation Mark Brennan andMark Gottlieb , fictional characters from the Australian soap operaNeighbours Mark Chang, a character from the television seriesThe Fairly OddParents Mark Clark, a character from the 1967 filmFar from the Madding Crowd Mark Corrigan , a character in the British sitcomPeep Show Mark Dalton , character from the ABC Daytime soap opera,All My Children Mark Darcy, character from theBridget Jones's Diary series of Books and Movies. Mark Donovan, a character from the television seriesThe Inbetweeners Mark Foster, a character in the American TV sitcomStep by Step Mark Fowler , a character from the British BBC soap operaEastEnders Mark Gordon, a character in the American fantasy drama television seriesHighway to Heaven Mark Grayson, also known by his superhero aliasInvincible , a character from thecomic series of the same name Mark Greene , a fictional character from the American medical drama seriesER Mark Griff, Stanley's father and a Cartoonist in the Playhouse Disney animated television seriesStanley Mark Halliday, a character from the 1954 filmDial M for Murder Mark Hanna, a character from the 2013 filmThe Wolf of Wall Street Mark Haskins, a character from the 2006 American sports drama filmGlory Road Mark Healy, a character in the American sitcom television seriesRoseanne Mark Hoffman , fictional character and the secondary antagonist of theSaw franchiseMark Hogan, a character in the American sitcom television seriesThe Hogan Family Mark Taylor Jackson, a character from the 2009 American filmFunny People Mark Jennings, a character from the 1985 filmThat Was Then, This Is Now Mark Loring, a character from the 2007 American comedy drama filmJuno Mark "Skid" McCormick, a character in the American action crime drama television seriesHardcastle and McCormick Mark McGowan, a character in the 1984 American 3D slasher movieSilent Madness Mark Randell, a character in the Canadian-produced sitcomLearning the Ropes Mark Renton, a character from the 1996 British filmTrainspotting Mark Roth, a character in the 1990 American romantic comedy filmPretty Woman Mark Scout, a character from the 2022 American science-fiction drama television seriesSeverance Mark Simon, a character in the 1998 American science-fiction disaster movieDeep Impact Mark Everett Sloan, a character from the ABC medical drama television seriesGrey's Anatomy Mark Thackeray, a character from the 1967 filmTo Sir, with Love Mark "Toad Boy", a character in the 1985 American horror comedy movieGhoulies Mark Wells, a fictional representation of the hockey player Mark Williams , a character from the BBC medical dramaHolby City Mark Wylde , a character from the British ITV soap opera,Emmerdale Disambiguation pages [ edit ] Name list
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