"Marcus" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɑːkəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɑɹkəs/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Marcus.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Marcuses [plural], Marci [plural]
Etymology: Borrowing of Latin Marcus. Doublet of Mark. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Marcus}} Latin Marcus, {{m|en|Mark}} Mark Head templates: {{en-proper noun|es|Marci}} Marcus (plural Marcuses or Marci)
  1. A male given name from Latin. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Marcus-en-name-XC4~mcw6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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