Name:
Marco
Gender:
Boy
Origin:
Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish
Meaning:
Marco is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian variant of Mark, ultimately derived from Marcus. Marcus is derived from the Latin meaning "dedicated to Mars". Mars was the Roman god of war, known to the Greeks as god Ares. It is also the fourth planet in the solar system. Marcus is a popular masculine given name not only in the United States, but in different spellings all over the world.
Pronunciation:
MAHR-ko
The Five Elements:
Fire
Also Spelled Like...:
Marc
Famous Marco:
Marco Polo : explorer
Marco Bakker : musician
Marco Coleman : football player
Marco Dawson : golfer
Marco Estrada : baseball player
Marco Thomas : football player