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Marko
Say it: MAHR-koh
Meaning
From the Roman name Marcus, usually linked to the god Mars.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Through the epic hero Prince Marko, it is one of the most widely used South Slavic names.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 4,070 babies given this name since 1892
- At its height in 2006, about 1 in 14,900 boys
- 80 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Марко
| Polish | Marek |
|---|---|
| Czech | Marek |
| Russian | Mark |
| English | Mark |
Famous bearers
- Prince Marko (Kraljević Marko), Serbian epic hero
- Marko Marulić, Croatian poet
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Where this comes from
- Well-known works of literature
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.