Name
MARC

Name MARC

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 464,330 births of Marc in the countries below, which represents an average of 3,270 births of children bearing the first name Marc per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 2,352 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Marc   
In Italiano Nome Marc   
Available variant : Marc-
Variations : Mark , Márk


Information about the first name Marc

We celebrate Marc on April 25th
The first name Marc is listed in our categories :The first name Marc has been assigned to:
99.93% to boys
0.07% to girls
The country where the first name Marc is the most common is:
FR France
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 4 letters including 1 vowel and 3 consonants

Marc in Japanese *

Romajimaaku
Katakanaマーク
Hiraganaまーく
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Marc in Japanese
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Marc in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Marc

US English
Etymology src :
  • From French Marc, from Latin Marcus.
Etymology src :
  • From Middle French marc, from Old French marcher (“to trample”).
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • marc (usually uncountable, plural marcs)
  • The refuse matter that remains after fruit, particularly grapes, has been pressed.
  • An alcoholic spirit distilled from the marc of grapes.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • marc (plural marcs)
  • (historical, uncommon) Alternative form of mark: various half-pound units of mass, various European currencies.
Anagrams src :
  • Cram, MRCA, cram, macr-, mrca
Pronunciation src :
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mɑːk/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /mɑɹk/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːk
  • Homophones: mark, Mark, marque
FR French
Etymology src :
  • From Latin Mārcus.
Old French
Etymology src :
  • Latin Marcus.
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from Frankish *mark, from Proto-Germanic *marką (“mark, sign, stamp”), from Proto-Indo-European *marǵ- (“edge, border”).
FR French
Noun src :
  • marc m (plural marcs)
  • pomace, marc
  • grounds (e.g. from coffee)
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /maʁk/
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /maʁ/
Proper noun src :
  • Marc m
  • Mark (biblical character)
  • Mark (book of the Bible)
  • a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Mark
Old French
Alternative forms src :
  • Marke (Anglo-Norman)
Noun src :
  • marc m (oblique plural mars, nominative singular mars, nominative plural marc)
  • mark (small distinguishing feature)
  • mark (unit of currency)
  • circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
  • Qui plus de çant mars d'arjant vaut
  • Which is worth more than 100 marks of silver
Proper noun src :
  • Marc m (nominative singular Mars)
  • a male given name, equivalent to English Mark
FR French
Noun (Derived terms) src :
  • marc de café
Old French
Noun (Descendants) src :
  • Middle French: marcFrench: marc
General
Proper noun src :
  • Marc (plural Marcs)
  • A male given name from French, equivalent to English Mark
Old English
Etymology src :
  • From Proto-Germanic *marką (“mark, stamp”), possibly via Old Norse mark, mǫrk.
Noun src :
  • marc n (nominative plural marc)
  • mark (as currency etc.)
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /mɑrk/, [mɑrˠk]
Noun (Descendants) src :
  • Middle English: markEnglish: mark
  • Scots: mark, merk
  • → Irish: marg
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology src :
  • From Old Irish marc, from Proto-Celtic *markos (“horse”).
Noun src :
  • marc m (genitive singular mairc, plural marcan)
  • (literary) horse
  • Synonym: each
  • steed
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /marxk/
Proper noun src :
  • Marc m (genitive Mhairc, vocative a Mhairc)
  • a male given name, variant of Marcas, equivalent to English Mark
Noun (Derived terms) src :
  • marcachd
RO Romanian
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from Hungarian Márk.
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from French marc.
Noun src :
  • marc n (uncountable)
  • pomace, marc
Proper noun src :
  • Marc m (genitive/dative lui Marc)
  • a surname from Hungarian
DK Danish
Proper noun src :
  • Marc
  • a male given name borrowed from French
DE German
Proper noun src :
  • Marc m (proper noun, strong, genitive Marcs)
  • a male given name from French
Irish
Etymology src :
  • From Old Irish marc, from Proto-Celtic *markos (“horse”). Cognate with Welsh march, Breton marc’h, and Old English mearh (“horse”).
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from English mark, from Old English mearc (“marker, boundary”).
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from Late Latin marca. Doublet of marg.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • marc m (genitive singular mairc, nominative plural mairc)
  • (archaic) horse
  • Synonyms: capall, each, (literary) peall
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • marc m (genitive singular mairc, nominative plural marcanna)
  • target, goal
  • mark (stroke, tick, marking)
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • marc m (genitive singular mairc, nominative plural mairc)
  • (money) mark; shilling
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /mˠaɾˠk/
 

Popularity of the name Marc

Number of MARC births per year

Popularity of the name Marc
Popularity of the name Marc

Total births of Marc by country

Births with the first name Marc
Country
Boys
Girls
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
237,942
267
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
137,309
11
ESSpain
2002 - 2021
35,345
0
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
21,431
0
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
9,860
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
4,670
21
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
3,105
9
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
2,651
0
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
2,165
0
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
2,129
0
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
1,217
0
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
1,178
0
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
1,163
0
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
864
0
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
846
0
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
520
0
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
506
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
247
1
NONorway
1945 - 2022
181
0
MDMoldova
2016 - 2022
171
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
156
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
138
0
SESweden
1998 - 2022
105
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
70
0
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
50
0
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
2
0
Popularity of the name Marc

Total births of Marc by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Marc
Country
Boys
Girls
ESSpain
2021
1,096
0
DEGermany
2022
758
0
FRFrance
2022
164
0
USUnited State of America
2022
157
0
CHSwitzerland
2021
46
0
ATAustria
2021
28
0
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
28
0
BEBelgium
2022
15
0
CLChili
2021
15
0
ONOntario
2019
13
0
QCQuebec
2022
9
0
SESweden
2022
5
0
DKDenmark
2022
4
0
ITItaly
2021
4
0
ARArgentina
2015
3
0
ABAlberta
2022
3
0
IEIreland
2022
3
0
CZCzechoslovakia
2016
1
0

Comments on the name Marc

Personalities with the first name Marc

There are 519 personalities with the first name Marc

Marc Chagall (Moïche Zakharovitch Chagalov) src

France Russian empire Statelessness Russian socialist federative soviet republic
Poet Painter Illustrator Sculptor Graphic artist Scenographer Ceramicist Printmaker Designer Architectural draftsperson Drawer Lithographer

Marc Bloch (Marc Léopold Benjamin Bloch) src

France
Professor Historian Lecturer University teacher Medievalist French resistance fighter

Roch Marc Christian Kaboré src

Burkina faso
Politician Economist Banker

Marc Overmars src

Kingdom of the netherlands
Association football player Sports official

Marc Bartra src

Spain
Association football player

Marc Márquez (Marc Márquez I Alentà) src

Spain
Motorcycle racer

Marc-Antoine Charpentier src

Kingdom of france
Composer Singer Organist Choreographer

Marc Ravalomanana src

Madagascar
Politician

Marc Gasol (Marc Gasol I Sáez) src

Spain
Basketball player

Marc Albrighton (Marc Kevin Albrighton) src

United kingdom
Association football player


There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Marc
Full list of personalities with the first name Marc

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Marc

There are 3622 actors and actresses with the first name Marc
Marc Weinmann
Marc Musso
Marc Balaguer
Marc Anthony Garcia
Marc Jungermann
Marc Márquez
Marc John Jefferies
Marc De Pretis
Marc Sala Castells
Marc Donato
Marc Barthel
Marc Spicer
Marc Zammit
Marc Müller
Marc Bluhm
Marc Swint
Marc Rolfe
Marc Benjamin
Marc Pearson
Marc Minardi
Marc Philipp
Marc Chouen
Marc Hassan
Marc Dumitru
Marc Schöttner
Marc Diele
Marc Pickering
Marc Fennell
Marc Nußbaum
Marc Homs

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Marc
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Marc

Rankings of first name MARC by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#31ES Spain2021
#67DE Germany2022
#196CH Switzerland2021
#226AT Austria2021
#348FR France2022
#383CL Chili2021
#477QC Quebec2022
#649DK Denmark2022
#655BE Belgium2022
#717AR Argentina2015
#735ON Ontario2019
#912IE Ireland2022
#961SE Sweden2022
#1043GB United Kingdom2021
#1058US United State of America2022
#1211AB Alberta2022
#1874IT Italy2021
#2453CZ Czechoslovakia2016
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name MARC (female) births over the last year available in each country
Other boys' names around Marc
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Other girls' names around Marc
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