Meaning of name Markus

The name Markus has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

As a baby boy name, Markus is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 649 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Markus rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 42 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 642 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Markus in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Markus is very likely a(n) Latin variant of the name Marcus. See other suggested Latin boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Marcus.

The following names are baby names related to Markus and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Markus: Boys - Cicero, Patrick, Roman, Rufus, Sergio, Titus, Girls - Almeta, Ardis, Ava, Belva, Celeste, Clora, Decima, Diva, Gillian, Karlie, Marsha, Maxine, Priscilla, Sabina, Sabine, Sabrina, Selina, Stella, Theodosia, Verdie, Both genders - Amanda, Clara

The name Markus is a variant of Marcus. Other popular variants of the name Marcus are: Marc, Marcas, Marcellus (German), Marco (Italian), Marcos (Hispanic), Marcoux, Mark (English), Marko, Markos, Markus, Marqos, Marqus

We think the name Markus should fall under the following style category: African-American.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Markus to be: Athletic, handsome, fun-loving, sensitive chap

In one word, you might describe Markus as a(n) "handsome" person.

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