Boy · Latin
Marcos
Say it: MAR-kohs
Meaning
The Spanish and Portuguese form of Mark, from Latin Marcus, probably from Mars, the Roman god of war.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Common across the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2000s
In the United States
- 50,644 babies given this name since 1888
- At its height in 2001, about 1 in 1,400 boys
- 616 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Mark |
|---|---|
| Italian | Marco |
| French | Marc |
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Where this comes from
- Medieval Spanish and Portuguese chronicles and charters
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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