Markus
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Rare spelling variant of Marcus.
Proper noun edit
Markus
- A male given name from Latin.
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
Markus
Anagrams edit
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Markus
- Mark (evangelist)
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Markus
- Mark (the Evangelist).
- a male given name
Related terms edit
References edit
- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 2889 males with the given name Markus (compared to 5644 named Marcus) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 2000s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Markus
- Mark (biblical character).
- a male given name
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Faroese edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Markus m
- a male given name
Usage notes edit
Patronymics
- son of Markus: Markusarson or Markusson
- daughter of Markus: Markusardóttir or Markusdóttir
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Markus |
Accusative | Markus |
Dative | Markusi |
Genitive | Markusar, Markus |
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Markus
- Mark the Evangelist.
- a male given name
- 1922, Anni Swan, Pikkupappilassa, WSOY, published 1966, page 71:
- —Nimeni on Mark, kuului hiljainen, mutta päättävä ääni ikkunan luota.
—Markus sinä olet, Markus. Se on siisti raamatullinen nimi. Ole kiitollinen siitä, että sinulla on niin säädyllinen nimi ja sitä paitsi...
—Voi, täti, Mark on paljon viehättävämpi kuin Markus. Se kuuluu oikein romanttiselta! huudahti Ulla punoittavin poskin.- —My name is Mark, a quiet yet resolute voice said from by the window.
>—You're Markus, Markus. That is a neat Biblical name. Be grateful that you have been bestowed with such a decent name and besides...
—Oh, auntie, Mark is much more attractive than Markus. It sounds really romantic! Ulla exclaimed with a blush.
- —My name is Mark, a quiet yet resolute voice said from by the window.
- a Finnish surname transferred from the given name
Declension edit
Inflection of Markus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Markus | Markukset | ||
genitive | Markuksen | Markusten Markuksien | ||
partitive | Markusta | Markuksia | ||
illative | Markukseen | Markuksiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Markus | Markukset | ||
accusative | nom. | Markus | Markukset | |
gen. | Markuksen | |||
genitive | Markuksen | Markusten Markuksien | ||
partitive | Markusta | Markuksia | ||
inessive | Markuksessa | Markuksissa | ||
elative | Markuksesta | Markuksista | ||
illative | Markukseen | Markuksiin | ||
adessive | Markuksella | Markuksilla | ||
ablative | Markukselta | Markuksilta | ||
allative | Markukselle | Markuksille | ||
essive | Markuksena | Markuksina | ||
translative | Markukseksi | Markuksiksi | ||
abessive | Markuksetta | Markuksitta | ||
instructive | — | Markuksin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Statistics edit
- Markus is the 41st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 15,782 male individuals (and as a middle name to 27,560 more), and also belongs to 6 female individuals (and as a middle name to 8 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- Markus is the 2558th (tied with 6 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 314 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈmaʁkʊs/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈmaːkʊs/ (common; particularly northern and central Germany)
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Proper noun edit
Markus
- Mark the Evangelist (biblical character).
- a male given name
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Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
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Markus
Norwegian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Markus
- Mark the Evangelist.
- a male given name
Related terms edit
References edit
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 6268 males with the given name Markus (compared to 3280 named Marcus) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 2000s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Markus c (genitive Markus)
- Mark the Evangelist.
- a male given name. Spelling variant: Marcus
References edit
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 18 057 males with the given name Markus (compared to 36 338 named Marcus) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.