Mark (given name)

Mark
Gender:	Male
Origin:	Latin
Meaning:	"Consecrated to the god Mars"

Mark is a common male given name and is derived from old Latin "Mart-kos", which means "consecrated to the god Mars". Mark, or Latin Marcus, is one of the few true first names the Romans used (often children were just called after the order they were born into the family, like 'Quintus' - the fifth boy - and 'Quadavia' -the fourth girl) and may often have been given to boys born in March, since that month derived its name from the Roman god of war Mars. The name may refer to:

Acting and Gods!!!

• Mark Hamill, actor known for his role as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars
• Mark Harmon, actor
• Mark Lenard, American actor
• Mark Ruffalo, American actor
• Mark Allen Shepherd, actor
• Mark Wahlberg, actor
• Mark Rendall , voice actor and actor

Gods

• Mark Wrenn, God

Arts

• Mark Kalev Kostabi, Estonian-American artist
• Mark Rothko, expressionist painter

Business

• Mark Cuban, American entrepreneur
• Mark Shepherd (businessman), chairman and chief executive officer of Texas Instruments
• Mark Shuttleworth, South African entrepreneur

Christianity

• Mark the Evangelist, one of the gospel writers of the life of Jesus
• Pope Mark, pope of the Catholic Church

Literature

• Mark Shepherd (novelist), author of several novels in the fantasy genre
• Mark Twain, American author

Music

• Mark Farner, American musician
• Mark Goodwin, drummer of Australian rock band Sick Puppies
• Mark Hoppus, former bassist/singer for the rock band blink-182
• Mark Knopfler, British musician
• Mark Mothersbaugh, American composer
• Mark Owen, Take That member
• Mark White, DJ, producer and musician

Politics

• Mark Antony, Roman politician and general
• Mark Dayton, former U.S. Senator from Minnesota
• Mark Latham, Australian politician
• Mark Shepard, Vermont State Senator
• Mark Warner, former Governor of Virginia

Sports

• Mark Bell, Professional NHL hockey player
• Mark Calaway, a professional wrestler who wrestles under the stage name "Undertaker"
• Mark Dismore, Indycar driver
• Mark Evans, Canadian rower
• Mark Gorski, American track cyclist and cycling manager
• Mark Hughes, Welsh retired football (soccer) player
• Mark Martin (NASCAR), NASCAR driver
• Mark McGwire, American baseball player
• Mark Messier, Canadian retired hockey player
• Mark Mulder, professional baseball player (MLB)
• Mark Rypien, American football (gridiron) player
• Mark Pinger, German swimmer
• Mark Spitz, American swimmer
• Mark van Bommel, Dutch football (soccer) player
• Mark Viduka, Australian football (soccer) player
• Mark Warnecke, German swimmer
• Mark Jindrak, professional wrestler
• Mark Teixeira, professional baseball player (MLB)
• Mark Thom, who made over 400 appearances for Liverpool F.C in the 1930s and 1940s. He is one the few players to represent England at Cricket and Football level.

Other

• Mark David Chapman, assassin of John Lennon
• Mark of Cornwall, king of Kernow in the early 6th century
• W. Mark Felt, American FBI official known as Deep Throat
• Mark Johnson (professor), American professor of philosophy
• Mark Rowlinson, Englishman
• Mark Corrigan, fictional protagonist of the UK sitcom Peep Show