The story behind Marcos
From Romance (Spanish Marcos and Portuguese Marcos).
Other language forms and explanations (2)
Portuguese entry
From Old Galician-Portuguese Marcos, from Latin Mārcus.
Spanish entry
Inherited from Latin Marcus.
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): M AA1 R K OW0 S
Regional pronunciation variants
- Portuguese; Brazil: /ˈmaʁ.kus/
- Portuguese; Brazil: [ˈmah.kus]
- Portuguese; São-Paulo: /ˈmaɾ.kus/
- Portuguese; Rio-de-Janeiro: /ˈmaʁ.kuʃ/
- Portuguese; Rio-de-Janeiro: [ˈmaχ.kuʃ]
- Portuguese; Caipira: /ˈmaɻ.kus/
- Portuguese; Portugal: /ˈmaɾ.kuʃ/
- Spanish: /ˈmaɾkos/
- Spanish: [ˈmaɾ.kos]
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Marcos ranked #517 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Marcos
Magnus
Borrowed from Latin magnus (“great”), taken from the title of Carolus Magnus "Charlemagne" by an eleventh century king of Norway, and brought to Scotland in medieval times.…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Magnús
a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Magnus
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Marcas
From Latin Marcus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Marcus
Borrowing of Latin Marcus. Doublet of Mark. Borrowed from Latin Mārcus. The Biblical senses derive from Ancient Greek Μᾶρκος (Mârkos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Marius
From Latin Marius, a Roman family name probably derived from Mars. By folk etymology seen as a masculine form of Maria. Borrowed from Latin Marius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Màrius
Borrowed from Latin Marius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Marcos
Abraham
Middle English Abraham English Abraham From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Absalom
From Hebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם (avshalóm, literally “father of peace”), from אָב (av, “father”) + שָׁלוֹם (shalom, “peace”). Learned borrowing from Latin Absālōm, from Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abundio
Borrowed from Latin Abundius. Borrowed from Spanish Abundio.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Marcos
Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length