Boy name origins & meanings Polish, Slavic : WarlikeLatin : Warlike; hammer; defender Boy name variations Mark Marc Marcus Markus Marcel Marceau Marque Marco Marko Marus Markos Marks Marx March Marius Marquette Marquis Marky Markie Marilo Markis Family name origins & meanings Polish, Czech, and Slovak : from the West Slavic personal name Marek, a vernacular form of Latin Marcus (see Mark).Czech : from a pet form of the personal name Martin.