The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
From a Roman last name derived from Mars, the god of war.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Marc, Marcas, Marco, Marcos, Marek, Mark, Markie, Marko, Markos, Markus, Marky, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Marcus Jenks, a New York theatrical agent, in Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie (published in 1900; set 1889-1890s).

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§ 3 Responses to Marcus

• Mark | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  May 24, 2015 at 2:48 am

  […] Variant of “Marcus“, from a Roman last name derived from Mars, the god of […]

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  May 24, 2015 at 11:09 pm

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• Taylor | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  August 26, 2015 at 10:04 am

  […] novelist Janet Taylor Caldwell, who also published as “J. Miriam Reback”, “Marcus Holland”, and “Max Reiner”. – Taylor Mali (b. 1965), American humorist, […]

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