MARK WILLIAM RYDER
Mark – as a nameThe name originates from
Latin: a
Roman clan name (
Marcius) and first name (
Marcus) associated with the
Roman god of war,
Mars. It is usually said to mean "martial" or "great warrior". Other variations of the name are: Marc, Marco (
Italian), Marcos (
Spanish), Marko, and Markus (
Germanic languages). A similar form is Marcellus, or "little Mark", which gives names such as the French Marcel and the Italian Marcello.
A
symbolic meaning of the word can also be derived from ancient contexts. The name became popular among Christians because of
Mark the Evangelist.
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.
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.
Mark has 17 variant forms:
Marc,
Marco,
Marcos,
Marcus,
Marek,
Mario,
Marius,
Markey,
Marko,
Marko,
Markos,
Markov,
Markus,
Marq,
Marque,
Marques and
Marquus.
Famous People named ‘Mark’
Mark the Evangelist, one of the gospel writers of the life of
Jesus. Mark is said to have traveled to Italy, and the name has always been popular there, especially in
Venice, where the famous
St. Mark's Basilica is located.
Mark, pope of the Catholic Church
Marc Andreessen, technology entrepreneur
Mark Antony, Roman politician and general
Mark van Bommel, Dutch football (soccer) player
Mark Calaway, a professional wrestler who wrestles under the stage name "Undertaker"
Marc Chagall, artist
Mark David Chapman, assassin of John Lennon
Mark Cuban, American entrepreneur
Mark Dayton, US Senator from Minnesota
Mark Farner, American musician
W. Mark Felt, American FBI official known as "Deep Throat"
Mark Hamill, actor known for role as
Luke Skywalker in
Star WarsMark Hoppus, former bassist/singer for the rock band
blink-182Mark Johnson, American professor of philosophy
Mark Knopfler, British musician
Marc Kudisch, Broadway actor
Mark Latham, Australian politician
Mark Lenard, American actor
Mark McGwire, American baseball player
Mark Messier, Canadian retired hockey player
Mark Mothersbaugh, American composer
Markos Moulitsas Zúniga, political blogger
Mark Pinger, German swimmer
Marco Polo, Venetian explorer
Mark Rothko, expressionist painter
Mark Shepherd, disambiguation
Mark Shuttleworth, South African entrepreneur
Mark Spitz, American swimmer
Mark Twain, aka Samuel Clemens, American author
Mark Viduka, Australian football (soccer) player
Mark Wahlberg, actor
Mark Warnecke, German swimmer
Mark Warner, former Governor of Virginia
Lawmark, in law, short for
trademark or
service markWilliamWilliam is a popular proper name of old
Germanic origin. It became very popular in the
English language after the
Norman Conquest of
1066, and remained so throughout the
Middle Ages and into the modern era. The modern German equivalent is "Wilhelm." It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm."
OriginWilliam is derived from the
Norman language, and of Germanic origin: "wil" = will, desire; "helm" = helmet, protection. The
Old German name Wilhelm and the
Old Norse name Vilhjálmr have the same roots. The
Belgian name "Guildhelm" means "harnessed with a gilded helmet".
The oldest known famous bearer of the name was Saint
William of Gellone; his cult spread the name throughout Europe.
