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Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Latin : Warlike; hammer; defender

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).

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