Mars
Mars is a boy name of Latin origin, meaning God of war; the red planet.
What Mars means
God of war; the red planet.
Mars is short — 4 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Mars 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.
Mars is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Mars?
Mars is not in the current top 100 boy names we track. In practice that means a child called Mars is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Mars
We group Mars under Celebrity, courage and battle and the stars and sky — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Themes: Celebrity, Warrior, Celestial
Names like Mars
These share Mars's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Nakoa — Warrior; the brave one.
- Miles — Soldier; merciful.
- Leo — Lion. Brave and warm-hearted.
- Marcellus — Little warrior.
- Marcus — Warlike; of Mars.
- Ace — The number one; unity and excellence.
- Pax — Peace.
- Aurora — Dawn; goddess of sunrise.
- Luna — The moon.
- Nova — New; a blazing star.
- Stella — Star. Shining and celestial.
- Celeste — Heavenly.