Markus

Rare spelling variant of Marcus.

Markus

1. A male given name from Latin.

Markus

1. plural of Marku

• Kumars, kurmas

From Dutch Marcus.

Markus

1. Mark (evangelist)

Borrowed from Latin Marcus.

Markus

1. Mark (the Evangelist).
2. a male given name

• Marc, Marcus, Mark

• 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.

Borrowed from Latin Marcus.

Markus

1. Mark (biblical character).
2. a male given name

• Marek, Margo, Margus, Mark, Marko

Borrowed from Latin Marcus.

Markus m

1. a male given name

Patronymics

• son of Markus: Markusarson or Markusson
• daughter of Markus: Markusardóttir or Markusdóttir

Borrowed from Latin Marcus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑrkus/,
• Rhymes: -ɑrkus
• Hyphenation^(key): Mar‧kus

Markus

1. Mark the Evangelist.
2. 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.

3. a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

• Markku, Marko

• Markus is the 41^st 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 2558^th (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.

• murska

Borrowed from Latin Marcus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁkʊs/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːkʊs/ (common; particularly northern and central Germany)

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Markus

1. Mark the Evangelist (biblical character).
2. a male given name

• Marc, Marco, Marcus, Mark, Marko

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Learned borrowing from Latin Marcus.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmarkus/
• Rhymes: -arkus
• Syllabification: Mar‧kus

Markus

1. (biblical) Mark (disciple of Jesus, author of the Gospel of Matthew)
2. Mark (book of the Bible)

• Marcus

Borrowed from Latin Marcus.

Markus

1. Mark the Evangelist.
2. a male given name

• (surnames) Marcussen, Markussen

• 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.

Borrowed from Latin Marcus.

Markus c (genitive Markus)

1. Mark the Evangelist.
2. a male given name. Spelling variant: Marcus

• 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.