Boy name origins & meanings Latin : Warlike; hammer; defender Boy name variations Mark Marek Marc Marcus Markus Marcel Marceau Marque Marco Marko Marus Markos Marx March Marius Marquette Marquis Marky Markie Marilo Markis How Popular Is The Name Marks Family name origins & meanings English and Dutch : patronymic from Mark 1.English : variant of Mark 2.German and Jewish (western Ashkenazic) : reduced form of Markus, German spelling of Marcus (see Mark 1).