Marko

Marko is a South Slavic male first name and family name.

Origin and Meaning

As the Italian word Marco it is a variant of the name Markus, the surname is patronymic in origin.

Variants

More frequent variants of the surname are Marković and Markov ( Bulgarian Markov ).

Well-known bearers of the name

Rulers and saints

  • Marko Kraljević ( Marko Mrnjavčević, ~ 1335-1394/95 ), Serbian king
  • Marko of Križevci (1589-1619), Croatian priest and saint of the Roman Catholic Church

Marko as a surname

  • Gerda Marko (1940-2010), German teacher and dramaturge
  • Helmut Marko ( born 1943 ), Austrian racing driver
  • Joseph Marko ( born 1955 ), Austrian legal scholars and political scientists
  • Jozef Marko (1923-1996), Slovak football player and football coach
  • Karol Marko (born 1966 ), the Slovak football player and football coach
  • Rita Marko, (* 1920), Albanian politicians
  • Rupert Marko (* 1963 ), Austrian football player

Markó as a surname

  • Béla Markó (* 1951), Transylvanian Hungarian writer, poet, teacher and politician
  • Károly Markó the Elder (1791-1860), Hungarian landscape painter
  • Károly Markó the Younger (1822-1891), Hungarian landscape painter
  • Male first name
  • Family name
  • Slavic personal name
Marcus (name)
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