Marcus walks in Roman sandals. Derived from Mars, the Roman god of war, it was one of the three most common first names in ancient Rome, carried by orators (Cicero), generals, and the philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius, whose Meditations still sells briskly in every bookshop. The name entered English via the Bible's evangelist Mark and resurfaced powerfully in twentieth-century African American naming traditions, partly in honor of Jamaican leader Marcus Garvey. It holds at 256 on the US charts, a steady presence rather than a trend. Two firm syllables, classical weight, no frills. Marcus sounds like someone who finishes what he starts.
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