Pronunciation | Italian: [ˈmarko] |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Italian |
Word/name | Latin: Marcus |
Meaning | "Warlike, Warring, Mars, Roman God of War" |
Region of origin | Italy |
Related names | Marc (French), Marcas (Irish), Marcos (Portuguese, Spanish), Marcu (Romanian), Marek (Czech, Polish, Slovak), Mark (English), Márk (Hungarian), Markku (Finnish), Marko (South Slavic), Markos (Greek), Markus (German, Scandinavian), Martin |
See also | Marcello |
Marco is an Italian masculine given name of Latin origin, derived from Marcus. The name is common in Italy, Austria, Portugal, the Netherlands and Switzerland. It derives from the ancient Latin god Mars.