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Marcus

Pronunciation: [ˈmaːr.kʊs]

“Marcus” is a Latin word. Its 3 meanings in English:

proper noun

  1. a masculine praenomen
  2. A masculine cognomen.
  3. Mark

Etymology

From *mārtcus, from the name of the god Mārs + -cus. Probable doublet of Māmercus.

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