Marcos

See also: marcos and marços

English

Etymology 1

From Romance (Spanish Marcos and Portuguese Marcos).

Proper noun

Marcos (plural Marcoses)

1. A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English Mark.
2. A surname.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Marcos

1. plural of Marco

Etymology 3

Either named after various members of the Marcos family, or derived from Spanish Marcos, referring to Saint Mark.

Proper noun

Marcos

1. A municipality of Ilocos Norte, Philippines (named after Mariano Marcos)

   Meronyms: Cacafean, Daquioag, Elizabeth, Escoda, Ferdinand, Fortuna, Imelda, Lydia, Mabuti, Pacifico, Tabucbuc, Santiago, Valdez — barangays of Marcos

   Coordinate terms: Adams, Bacarra, Bandoc, Bangui, Banna, Batac, Burgos, Carasi, Currimao, Dingras, Dumalneg, Laoag, Marcos, Nueva Era, Pagudpud, Paoay, Pasuquin, Piddig, Pinili, San Nicolas, Sarrat, Solsona, Vintar — cities and municipalities of Ilocos Norte

2. A barangay of Banna, Ilocos Norte, Philippines

   Coordinate terms: Balioeg, Bangsar, Barbarangay, Binacag, Bomitog, Bugasi, Caestebanan, Caribquib, Catagtaguen, Crispina, Hilario, Imelda, Lorenzo, Macayepyep, Marcos, Nagpatayan, Sinamar, Tabtabagan, Valdez, Valenciano — barangays of Banna

3. A barangay of Santa, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

   Coordinate terms: Ampandula, Banaoang, Basug, Bucalag, Cabangaran, Calungboyan, Casiber, Dammay, Labut Norte, Labut Sur, Mabilbila Norte, Mabilbila Sur, Magsaysay District, Manueva, Marcos, Nagpanaoan, Namalangan, Oribi, Pasungol, Quezon, Quirino, Rancho, Rizal, Sacuyya Norte, Sacuyya Sur, Tabucolan — barangays of Santa

4. Former name of Sabañgan.
5. A barangay of Rosario, La Union, Philippines

   Coordinate terms: Alipang, Ambangonan, Amlang, Bacani, Bangar, Bani, Benteng-Sapilang, Cadumanian, Camp One, Carunuan East, Carunuan West, Casilagan, Cataguingtingan, Concepcion, Damortis, Damortis, Gumot-Nagcolaran, Inabaan Norte, Inabaan Sur, Nagtagaan, Nangcamotian, Parasapas, Poblacion East, Poblacion West, Puzon, Rabon, San Jose, Marcos, Subusub, Tabtabungao, Tanglag, Tay-ac, Udiao, Vila — barangays of Rosario

Anagrams

• cromas, Corams, macros, caroms, MARSOC

Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin Marcus.

Proper noun

Marcos m

1. Mark (biblical character).
2. a male given name

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Marcos.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Mar‧cos

Proper noun

Marcos

1. a male given name from Spanish
2. (biblical) Mark
3. the Gospel of Mark
4. Ferdinand Marcos

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Marco

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Marcos, from Latin Mārcus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁ.kus/ [ˈmah.kus]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁ.kus/ [ˈmah.kus]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾ.kus/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁ.kuʃ/ [ˈmaχかい.kuʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɻ.kos/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾ.kuʃ/

Proper noun

Marcos m

1. (biblical) Mark (one of the seventy disciples)
2. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Mark

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin Marcus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾkos/ [ˈmaɾ.kos]
• Rhymes: -aɾkos
• Syllabification: Mar‧cos

Proper noun

Marcos m

1. (biblical) Mark
2. the Gospel of Mark
3. a male given name, equivalent to English Mark
   • 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Los Hechos 13:37:

     Y Bernabé quería que tomasen consigo á Juan, el que tenía por sobrenombre Marcos.

Related terms

• Marquito

 

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Marcos.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾkos/ [ˈmaɾ.kos]
• Rhymes: -aɾkos
• Syllabification: Mar‧cos

Proper noun

Marcos (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇ᜔ᜃᜓᜐ᜔)

1. (biblical) Mark
2. Mark (book of the Bible)
3. a surname from Spanish, the 250th most common surname in the Philippines
4. Ferdinand Marcos, President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, or his family