Marco (given name)

Marco is an Italian masculine given name of Etruscan[2] and Latin origin, derived from Marcus. It derives from the Roman god Mars. It has also Germanic origin from the element "marah".[1]

Marco
PronunciationItalian: [ˈmarko]
GenderMale
Language(s)Italian
Name dayApril 25
Origin
Word/nameLatin: Marcus, Etruscan: Maris, German: marah[1]
Meaning"Warlike, Warring, Mars, Roman God of War"
Region of originItaly
Other names
Related namesMarc (French), Marcas (Irish), Marcos (Portuguese, Spanish), Marcu (Romanian), Marek (West Slavic), Mark (English), Márk (Hungarian), Markku (Finnish), Marko (South Slavic), Markos (Greek), Markus, Mark[1] (German, Scandinavian), Martin
See alsoMarcello

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M–Z

Fictional

  • Marco Pagot, the main protagonist in Porco Rosso
  • Marco Alessi, a character from the Neighbours
  • Marco Del Rossi, a character from the Degrassi: The Next Generation series
  • Marco Rossi (Metal Slug), a protagonist of the Metal Slug series
  • Marco (Shaman King), a character of Shaman King manga and anime
  • Marco Axelbender, a character in the movie Cars
  • Marco Super FAV18, a character in the movie Cars
  • Marco, a character in the manga/anime One Piece
  • Marco Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a character in the animated television series Sealab 2021
  • Marco Bodt, a character in the anime/manga Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin)
  • Marco Alisdair, a character from Erin Morgenstern's novel, The Night Circus
  • Marco Diaz, a character from the Disney animated TV series Star vs. the Forces of Evil
  • Marco, a character from the science fantasy book series Animorphs
  • Marco, a mentioned brother of Lance from the Dreamworks animated web show Voltron: Legendary Defender
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See also

  • Marco (disambiguation)

References

  1. Förstemann, coll. 912, 913
  2. Pallotino, pp. 29, 30; Hendrik Wagenvoort, "The Origin of the Ludi Saeculares" in Studies in Roman Literature, Culture and Religion (Brill, 1956), p. 219 et passim; John F. Hall III, "The Saeculum Novum of Augustus and its Etruscan Antecedents", Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt II.16.3 (1986), p. 2574.
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