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A lovely Roman name!

Personal experiences with the name Marcus

My husband and I wanted to name our son Mark/Marc but couldn't agree on the spelling. I thought Mark was stronger than Marc, but he didn't want to name exactly after his uncle. We agreed on Marcus and I'm glad that we did.

Nicknames for Marcus

Marc
Mark
Marco
Mac
Marky, Marquitos (Hispanic)
Maddie
Mar
Macky
Theo

Meanings and history of the name Marcus

Man of war from Roman times.also thought to stand for polite and shining, willing to help or take over a task for someone
/ETYMOLOGY from repeated "sun marks" that was bathed under the sun the sign of the god of war Ares,
who depending on your STORY was HELIOS and made the sun itself. But they're just sun marks, sun is good for you, but you're in whatever you're wearing, so your skin is doglike, because you're always different

Famous real-life people named Marcus

Marcus Tullius Cicero, famous Roman politican, writer and orator
Marcus Aurelius (and a host of other Roman Marcuses of note!)
Marcus Allen, American football player
Marcus Garvey, African-American activist
Marcus Oscarsson, Swedish kayaker
Marcus Schenkenberg, Swedish supermodel
Marcus Persson, Swadish video game programmer and creator of Minecraft
Marcus Butler, famous British Youtuber

Marcus in song, story & screen

"Marcus Didius Falco," hero of the Falco books by Lindsey Davis
Marcus Limbrunner, main character in the book series "The Medallion of Franzek" by the argentine writer Canela Lopez Fassón
Marcus Belby, Ravenclaw student in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
"Marcus Flutie", the charismatic and mysterious main male character of the Jessica Darling's book series by author Megan McCafferty.
Marcus Right: hero terminator in the movie Terminator Salvation
Marcus Holloway, main character in the video game "Watch Dogs 2"
Marcus Flavius Aquila, main character of The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Suttcliff and the film the "Eagle" based off it
Marcus Welby, a doctor on an old TV show

There is a Marcus in the Percy Jackson series but it it not clear who he is exactly he dies pretty quickly