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English
Etymology 1
Rare spelling variant of Marcus.
Proper noun
Markus
- A male given name from Latin.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Markus
- plural of Marku
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch Marcus.
Proper noun
Markus
- Mark (evangelist)
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Marcus.
Proper noun
Markus
- Mark (the Evangelist).
- a male given name
References
- Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 2889 males with the given name Markus (compared to 5644 named Marcus) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 2000s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Estonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Marcus.
Proper noun
Markus
- Mark (biblical character).
- a male given name
Faroese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Marcus.
Proper noun
Markus m
- a male given name
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Markus: Markusarson or Markusson
- daughter of Markus: Markusardóttir or Markusdóttir
Declension
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Singular
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Indefinite
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Nominative
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Markus
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Accusative
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Markus
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Dative
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Markusi
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Genitive
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Markusar, Markus
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Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Marcus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Markus
- Mark the Evangelist.
- a male given name
1922, Anni Swan, Pikkupappilassa, WSOY, published 1966, page 71:—Nimeni on Mark, kuului hiljainen, mutta päättävä ääni ikkunan luota.
—Markus sinä olet, Markus. Se on siisti raamatullinen nimi. Ole kiitollinen siitä, että sinulla on niin säädyllinen nimi ja sitä paitsi...
—Voi, täti, Mark on paljon viehättävämpi kuin Markus. Se kuuluu oikein romanttiselta! huudahti Ulla punoittavin poskin.- —My name is Mark, a quiet yet resolute voice said from by the window.
—You're Markus, Markus. That is a neat Biblical name. Be grateful that you have been bestowed with such a decent name and besides...
—Oh, auntie, Mark is much more attractive than Markus. It sounds really romantic! Ulla exclaimed with a blush.
- a Finnish surname transferred from the given name
Declension
Derived terms
Statistics
- Markus is the 41st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 15,782 male individuals (and as a middle name to 27,560 more), and also belongs to 6 female individuals (and as a middle name to 8 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- Markus is the 2558th (tied with 6 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 314 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Anagrams
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Marcus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaʁkʊs/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈmaːkʊs/ (common; particularly northern and central Germany)
Proper noun
Markus
- Mark the Evangelist (biblical character).
- a male given name
Indonesian
Etymology
From Latin Marcus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmarkus/
- Hyphenation: Mar‧kus
Proper noun
Markus
- (biblical) Mark (disciple of Jesus, author of the Gospel of Matthew)
- Mark (book of the Bible)
Norwegian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Marcus.
Proper noun
Markus
- Mark the Evangelist.
- a male given name
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 6268 males with the given name Markus (compared to 3280 named Marcus) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 2000s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Marcus.
Proper noun
Markus c (genitive Markus)
- Mark the Evangelist.
- a male given name. Spelling variant: Marcus
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 18 057 males with the given name Markus (compared to 36 338 named Marcus) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.