Latin origin
Source-reportedFrom Μᾶρκος (Mârkos) + -ίων (-íōn, “-son: forming patronymics”), from Latin Mārcus, from Mārs + -cus, from Old Latin Māvors (“Mars, god of war”) and Proto-Indo-European *-kos (“forming desubstantival adjectives”).
Sources for this account (3)
- Wiktionary: ΜαρκίωνCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: ΜαρκίωνCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Turkish Wiktionary: ΜαρκίωνCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

