First names in Hebrew

First name Marcus: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מרקוס

Gematria value: 406

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Marcus is written מרקוס

Marcus is the Latin form of Mark.

Meaning and origin

What does Marcus mean?

Meaning: from Marcus, linked to Mars, the red planet
Origin: Latin

Mark comes from the Latin Marcus, a very common Roman first name, usually linked to Mars, the Latin name of the red planet. Marc is its French spelling, Marcus the Latin form, Marco the Italian form. It was among the most given names in America in the 1950s and 1960s.

Gematria

Marcus = 406

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מרקוס has 5 letters:

• מthe letter Mem40
• רthe letter Resh200
• קthe letter Kuf100
• וthe letter Vav6
• סthe letter Samekh60
• Total406

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter Samekh

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Marcus, from מ to ס:

מְקוֹר חַיִּים פִּי צַדִּיק וּפִי רְשָׁעִים יְכַסֶּה חָמָס׃

“The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.”

Proverbs 10:11

The book of your first name

Marcus, in nine pages

• Marcus, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Marcus
• Marcus, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Marcus in three answers

How do you write Marcus in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Marcus is written מרקוס. Marcus is the Latin form of Mark.

What is the gematria value of Marcus?
Written מרקוס, Marcus is worth 406: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Samekh (60).

What does Marcus mean?
From Marcus, linked to Mars, the red planet (origin: Latin). Mark comes from the Latin Marcus, a very common Roman first name, usually linked to Mars, the Latin name of the red planet. Marc is its French spelling, Marcus the Latin form, Marco the Italian form. It was among the most given names in America in the 1950s and 1960s.