Mark

Meaning

Name

1. A male given name from Latin.
2. A surname.
3. Mark the Evangelist, also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark.
4. The Gospel of St. Mark, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the second of the four gospels.

Noun

Abbreviation of Markarian.

Synonyms

Marlon

Gospel According to Mark

Saint Mark

St. Mark

Marcus

Marlin

Luke

John

Mk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/maːk/

Etymology

From Middle English Mark, from the Latin praenomen (i.e. first name) Mārcus, derived from Mārs, the Roman god of war, originally Māvors, from Proto-Italic *Māwortis.

Sentences

His only wicket of the match was that of Mark Taylor .

The current president of Tyndale House is Mark D . Taylor .