What does Marc mean?

Marc means "war-like, dedicated"

How do we pronounce Marc?

Marc \mar(c), ma-rc\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Marc is pronounced MAERK in French 1.

1 Pronunciation for Marc: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"

What is the origin of Marc?

Marc's language of origin is Latin, and it is used mainly in the English, French, Welsh, and German languages. The name was popularized in the 1960s in England by the rock singer Marc Bolan (1947-1977). In addition, Marc is an English, French, and Welsh short form of meaning of Marcus (English, Scandinavian, French, and German). Marc is also an English, French, and German variant spelling of nicknames for Mark (English, Dutch, Russian, and Scandinavian). A variant transcription of Marc is Marc-Antoine pronounciation (French). Marlon name variations (English diminutive form) is another variant of Marc. See also the related forms, meaning of Jean Marc, baby name Marcanthony, and name Pierre Marc meaning. Marc is an all-time favorite. Currently it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use previously. The name's popularity rose from the 1930s up to the 1970s. At the modest height of its usage in 1970, 0.264% of baby boys were given the name Marc. It ranked at #60 then. The baby name has since experienced a marked drop in popularity. In 2010, it ranked at #580 with a usage of only 0.021%, but it was nonetheless the 3rd most popular after Marcus pronounciation and short names for Mark, within all boy names in its group. Marcus was used 7 times more than Marc in 2010.

The following famous people share the name Marc:

  • Business Personality Marc Rich, born 18 December 1934, Antwerp, Belgium
  • Computer Scientist Marc Andreessen, born 9 July 1971, Cedar Falls, Iowa
  • Military Leader Marc Antony, born 83 B.C.30 B.C
  • Singer Marc Bolan, born 30 September 1947 - 16 September 1977, Hackney, London, England.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Marc:

Marck definition, Mark name (English, Dutch, Russian, and Scandinavian), meaning of Marke (Polish), what does the name Markeese mean, Marq pronounciation, Marqes name popularity, short names for Marque (English), Marqus meaning (English), name Mars (Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, and Scandinavian), name Marsh origin (English), Marx meaning and origin (English), name Marz meaning, name Márkus meaning, Merc meaning and origin, nicknames for Merk, name Merz, Meurisse meaning and origin, name Meyric origin, Meyrick name (English), and Meyrik definition.

The baby name Marc fun facts:

The name Marc in reverse order is "Cram".

The numerological value of the name Marc is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Marc?

Marc is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames