Marcus
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈmɑːkəs//
- United States//ˈmɑɹkəs//
A male given name from Latin.
proper noun
- 1
A male given name from Latin.
Aristarchus my fellow prisoner saluteth you, and Marcus sisters sonne to Barnabas, (touching whome yee receiued commandements; if he come vnto you, receiue him:) […]
The two Marci, Livius Denter, and Æmilius, ſucceeding to the conſulſhip, war broke out again with the Æquans; […]
But, as the historian said, there were many Marci in one Cæsar, so there are many Cains and Judases in the best of us all.
At epig. 73.5 the question ‘quis Marcus?’ is much more sensible, because there could have been many Marci to choose amongst.
Etymology
Borrowing of Latin Marcus. Doublet of Mark.
Forms
- plural
- Marcuses, Marci
marco · A traditional Spanish and Portuguese unit of mass, usually…Marco · A male given name from the Romance languages, equivalent to…Marcos · A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to…
Marcus · A male given name from Latin.
Marcy · A surname.Mardi · A locality in the Central Coast council area, eastern New…mare · An adult female horse.