<P> Marcus is a masculine given name of Ancient Roman pre-Christian origin derived either from Etruscan Marce of unknown meaning ( possibly from the Etruscan `` mar '' which means `` to harvest '' ) , or referring to the god Mars . Because Mars was identified as the Roman god of War , the name ' Marcus ' can by extension be taken to refer to Ares in the Greek pantheon . </P>
<P> Marcus is a masculine given name of Ancient Roman pre-Christian origin derived either from Etruscan Marce of unknown meaning ( possibly from the Etruscan `` mar '' which means `` to harvest '' ) , or referring to the god Mars . Because Mars was identified as the Roman god of War , the name ' Marcus ' can by extension be taken to refer to Ares in the Greek pantheon . </P>
where does the last name marcus come from
where does the last name marcus come from
Etruscan
Etruscan