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==Name==
Originates from latin meaning martial. From a
Roman clan name (Marcius) and first name (Marcus)
that are both believed to be related to Mars, the
god of war. A similar form is Marcellus, or
"little Mark", which gives names such as the
French Marcel and the Italian Marcello. The second
Gospel was written by Mark, who apparently had
many of the firsthand details from Peter, the
leader of the twelve apostles. Mark is said to
have traveled to Italy, and the name has always
been popular there, especially in Venice, where
the famous church of St. Mark is located. In the
thirteenth century, the Venetian Marco Polo
visited the court of Kublai Khan and brought back
the first accurate description of China. The name
was introduced in England about the same time, but
it was seldom used until the 1800s, when it was
adopted in Britain and the United States. However,
the widely known American author Mark Twain
(Samuel Clemens) took his pen name not from Mark
but from an expression used by Mississippi
riverboat pilots. It dropped from fashion early
the 20th century, but then in the 1960s it began a
strong revival.

Variations of the name Mark: Marc, Marco, Marcos,
Marcus

The name meaning is often translated as "Great
Warrior", obviously from its Latin meaning of
"martial" and its association with the Roman god
of war, Mars.

As well as being a popular male name, Mark is the
name of several things of interest:

==Biblical==
* Mark the Evangelist - one of the gospel writers
of the life of Jesus.
* Gospel of Mark - the gospel of Mark the
Evangelist.
* "Mark of the Beast|The Mark" refers to the
forced use of the alleged name of the Antichrist
or the presumed "Number of the Beast
(numerology)|Number of the Beast" (666
(number)|666), which it is claimed will be
required to be imposed upon all persons as a
condition of being able to engage in commerce as
noted in the Book of Revelation of the Christian
Bible.

==Measurement and currency==
* mark (weight)|Mark - an archaic European unit of
weight whose use for precious metal gave rise to
the currencies.
* Gold mark - the currency of the German Empire
* Deutsche Mark - the name of the former currency
of Germany, now replaced by the euro.
* East German mark or Ostmark - the name of the
former currency in German Democratic Republic,
replaced by the Deutsche Mark upon that state's
unification with the West Germany|Federal Republic
of Germany.
* Estonian mark — the name of the former
currency in Estonia, replaced by the Estonian
kroon in 1927.
* Markka or Finnish mark - the name of the former
currency in Finland, now replaced by the euro.
* Mark (money)|Mark - a former unit of account in
England.
* Convertible Mark - the currency of Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
* colloquial term widespread in Commonwealth
English for a Grade (education)|grade awarded to
students' work.

==Geography==
* Marks, Mississippi - a town in the United States
* Mark Municipality - a municipality in Sweden.
* Mark Hundred - a hundred in Westrogorhia, Sweden
* A Mark (county)|Mark or "County" - medieval
state in Westphalia, part of the Holy Roman
Empire.
* In German language|German, Mark (in English
language|English, "Margravate") also denotes a
border area of the Holy Roman empire. It was ruled
by a markgraf, or "Margrave". Examples are the
Altmark, Neumark (region)|Neumark, and Mark
Brandenburg.

==Literature and legend==
* Mark of Cornwall|Mark is a Kingdom of
Cornwall|King of Cornwall in Arthurian legend.
* "The Mark" - colloquial name for the fictional
land of the Riddermark, Rohan in J. R. R.
Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. The name was
probably taken from the German above.

==Slang==
* A "Mark (victim)|mark" - the slang term for the
victim of a con game or as an intended victim of
an Assassin|assassination.
* Hence, a professional wrestling "mark
(professional wrestling)|mark" -- the slang term
for a fan who believes what they see is
legitimate.
* When a  trademark is used as a brand name to
identify a product, or a service mark is used to
identify the producer of services, either type is
commonly referred to as a mark.

==Surname==
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