Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marcus

/ˈmɑɹkəs/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: mar-cus
IPA: /ˈmɑɹkəs/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Latin.

Example Sentences

"Aristarchus my fellow prisoner saluteth you, and Marcus sisters sonne to Barnabas, (touching whome yee receiued commandements; if he come vnto you, receiue him:) […]"
"The two Marci, Livius Denter, and Æmilius, ſucceeding to the conſulſhip, war broke out again with the Æquans; […]"
"But, as the historian said, there were many Marci in one Cæsar, so there are many Cains and Judases in the best of us all."
"At epig. 73.5 the question ‘quis Marcus?’ is much more sensible, because there could have been many Marci to choose amongst."
"But 'Marcus?' – a strangely Latinate name for someone born in Sighthill. ('Aspirational mother, boss,' he said. 'Better than Titus.Or Sextus.')"
"Rubin wondered who Marcus was. It was a City name, but there were many Marcuses."

Etymology

Borrowing of Latin Marcus. Doublet of Mark.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Marcus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɑɹkəs/
British English: /ˈmɑːkəs/

Inflected Forms

Marcuses (plural) Marci (plural)

Derived Forms

Marcusian

Phrases

Marcus Island

Rhymes With

carcass markus farkas markkas barkus

Questions

How do you pronounce marcus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑɹkəs/.
What does marcus mean?: A male given name from Latin.
Where does marcus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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