Marcus
Marcus is a boy name of Latin origin, meaning Warlike; of Mars.
What Marcus means
Warlike; of Mars.
Marcus sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Marcus comes from
Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.
Marcus is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Marcus?
You will not find Marcus in the top 100 boy names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Marcus
We group Marcus under courage and battle. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.
Themes: Warrior
Names like Marcus
These share Marcus's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Miles — Soldier; merciful.
- Marcellus — Little warrior.
- Mars — God of war; the red planet.
- Alexander — Defender of the people.
- Cillian — War, strife; bright-headed.
- Liam — Strong-willed warrior and protector.
- Marcel — Little warrior.
- Marco — Warlike; of Mars.
- Marko — Warlike; of Mars.
- Mordecai — Warrior; servant.
- Owen — Young warrior; noble.
- Sasha — Defender of the people.