Markus

== English == === Etymology 1 === Rare spelling variant of Marcus. ==== Proper noun ==== Markus A male given name from Latin. A surname === Etymology 2 === ==== Proper noun ==== Markus plural of Marku === Anagrams === Kumars, kurmas == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch Marcus. === Proper noun === Markus Mark (evangelist) == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Marcus. === Proper noun === Markus Mark (the Evangelist). a male given name ==== Related terms ==== Marc, Marcus, Mark === References === [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 == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Marcus. === Proper noun === Markus Mark (biblical character). a male given name ==== Related terms ==== Marek, Margo, Margus, Mark, Marko == Faroese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Marcus. === Proper noun === Markus m a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics Markus's son: Markusarson or Markusson Markus's daughter: Markusardóttir or Markusdóttir ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From Latin Marcus. The surname was traditionally found around Vyborg, Vaasa and Oulu, and derives from the given name, probably via farm names. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɑrkus/, [ˈmɑ̝rkus̠] Rhymes: -ɑrkus Syllabification(key): Mar‧kus Hyphenation(key): Mar‧kus === Proper noun === Markus Mark the Evangelist. a male given name a Finnish surname transferred from the given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Markku, Marko ==== Statistics ==== Markus is the 40th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 15,727 male individuals (and as a middle name to 27,515 more), and also belongs as a middle name to 11 female individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. Markus is the 2541st (tied with 5 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 313 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === === Anagrams === murska == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Marcus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmaʁkʊs/ (standard) IPA(key): /ˈmaːkʊs/ (common; particularly northern and central Germany) === Proper noun === Markus Mark the Evangelist (biblical character). a male given name from Latin ==== Related terms ==== Marc, Marco, Marcus, Mark, Marko == Indonesian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Marcus. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmarkus/ [ˈmar.kʊs] Rhymes: -arkus Syllabification: Mar‧kus Homophone: markus === Proper noun === Markus (biblical) Mark (disciple of Jesus, author of the Gospel of Matthew) Mark (book of the Bible) a male given name from Latin === Further reading === “Markus”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Norwegian == === Alternative forms === Marcus === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Marcus. === Proper noun === Markus Mark the Evangelist. a male given name ==== Related terms ==== (surnames) Marcussen, Markussen === References === 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 == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Marcus. === Proper noun === Markus c (genitive Markus) Mark the Evangelist. a male given name; variant form Marcus === References === 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.