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“dedicated to the Roman war god Mars”
Language contexts for this entry: Russian, Belarusian, Bulgarian
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01 / Meaning & origin
Марк is a masculine given name documented in Russian, Belarusian and Bulgarian. English Wiktionary traces it to Latin Mārcus. It is a form of Mārcus, for which German Wikipedia gives the meaning “dedicated to the Roman war god Mars”.
Meaning: “dedicated to the Roman war god Mars”
Borrowed from Latin Mārcus.
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Soviet chess player (1926–2016)
Russian theatre director (1933-2019)
Russian sculptor (1840–1902)
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1901–1981)
Soviet mathematician (1907-1989)
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06 / Behind the facts
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