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The Name Mark - Origin and Meaning of Mark
  



The Name Mark - Origin and Meaning of Mark


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Mark

Latin

Usage of the Name Mark

English, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Biblical

Meaning of the Name Mark

The name Mark comes from the Latin name Marcus.

Famous Bearers

Mark the Evangelist (died 68 AD) was the author of the Gospel of Mark in the New Testament.
Bearers of the name include Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), an American writer, humorist, and satirist; Mark Lenard (1924 - 1996), an American actor; Mark Woodforde (born 1965), an Australian tennis player; Mark Wahlberg (born 1971), an American actor and television producer.
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