Marko (given name)
| Pronunciation | Serbo-Croatian: [mâːrko] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
Marko is a masculine given name, a cognate of Mark. The male name Marko is a Roman personal name that comes from the Latin word "Marti-co-s" which is a derivative of Mars, the Roman god of war.[1]
In Croatia, the name Marko was the second most common masculine given name in the decades between 1980 and 1999, and third most common 2000–2011.[2]
People
- Prince Marko (c. 1335–1395), Serbian feudal lord in Serbian Kingdom, today part of Northern Macedonia
- Marko Ahtisaari (born 1969), Finnish businessman and musician
- Marko Albert (born 1979), Estonian triathlete
- Marko Albrecht (born 1970; better known as Mark 'Oh), German DJ
- Marko Anđelković (born 1984), Serbian football player
- Marko Andić (born 1983), Serbian football player
- Marko Antila (born 1969), Finnish film producer and director
- Marko Anttila (born 1985), Finnish ice hockey player
- Marko Arnautović (born 1989), Austrian football player
- Marko Asell (born 1970), Finnish wrestler and politician
- Marko Asmer (born 1984), Estonian racecar driver
- Marko Baacke (born 1980), German Nordic combined skier
- Marko Babić (disambiguation), multiple people
- Marko Bajić (born 1985), Serbian football player
- Marko Banić (born 1984), Croatian basketball player
- Marko Barun (born 1978), Slovenian football player
- Marko Baša (born 1982), Montenegrin football player
- Marko Bašara (born 1984), Serbian football player
- Marko Bašić (disambiguation), multiple people
- Marko Bedenikovic (born 1984), Canadian football player
- Marko Bezjak (born 1986), Slovenian handball player
- Marko Bezruchko (1883–1944), Ukrainian military commander
- Marko Blažić (born 1985), Serbian football player
- Marko Bošković (born 1982), Serbian football player
- Marko Božič (Slovenian footballer) (born 1984), Slovenian football player
- Marko Brainović (1920–2010), Croatian water polo player
- Marko Bruerović (1770–1823), Croatian writer
- Marko Bulat (disambiguation), multiple people
- Marko Čakarević (born 1988), Serbian basketball player
- Marko Car (disambiguation), multiple people
- Marko Cavka (born 1981), American football player
- Marko Čelebonović (1902–1986), Serbian painter
- Marko Cepenkov (1829–1920), Macedonian folklorist
- Marko Ćetković (born 1986), Montenegrin football player
- Marko Cheremshyna (1874–1927), Ukrainian writer
- Marko Ciurlizza (born 1978), Peruvian football player
- Marko Čolaković (born 1980), Montenegrin football player
- Marko Antonio Cortés Mendoza (born 1977), Mexican politician
- Marko Đalović (born 1986), Serbian football player
- Marko Dapcevich (born 1969), American politician
- Štefan Marko Daxner (1822–1892), Slovak politician, lawyer and poet
- Marko Dević (born 1983), Ukrainian football player of Serbian descent
- Marko Dinjar (born 1986), Croatian football player
- Marko Djokovic (born 1991), Serbian tennis player
- Marko Djurdjević (born 1979), German illustrator and concept artist of Serbian descent
- Marko Dmitrović (born 1992), Serbian football goalkeeper
- Marko Đorđević (footballer) (born 1983), Serbian football player
- Marko Đorđević (skier) (born 1978), Serbian alpine skier
- Marko Došen (1859–1944), Croatian politician
- Marko Elsner (born 1960), Slovenian football player
- Marko Filipović (born 1978), Bosnian Serb football player
- Márkó Futács (born 1990), Hungarian football player
- Marko Gobeljić (born 1992), Serbian football player
- Marko Grgić (footballer) (born 1987), Croatian football player
- Marko Grubelić (born 1980), Serbian football player
- Marko Grujić (born 1996), Serbian football player
- Marko Attila Hoare (born 1972), Yugoslavian British historian
- Marko Hietala (born 1966), Finnish bassist and singer
- Marko Hranilović (1908–1931), Croatian politician
- Marko Hudler (born 2002), Austrian skater
- Marko Ilić (born 1985), Serbian football player
- Marko Ivović, Serbian volleyball player
- Marko Janjetović (born 1984), Croatian football player
- Marko Jantunen (born 1971), Finnish ice hockey player
- Marko Jarić (born 1978), Serbian basketball player
- Marko Jesic (born 1989), Australian football player of Serbian descent
- Marko Jovanović (disambiguation), several people
- Marko Kaljuveer (born 1964), Estonian sports journalist
- Marko Kantele (born 1986), Finnish darts player
- Marko Kartelo (born 1981), Croatian football player
- Marko Kauppinen (born 1979), Finnish ice hockey player
- Marko Kemppainen (born 1976), Finnish sports shooter
- Marko Kešelj (born 1988), Serbian basketball player
- Marko Kiprusoff (born 1972), Finnish ice hockey player
- Marko Kitti (born 1970), Finnish writer
- Marko Klasinc (born 1951), Slovenian chess problemist
- Marko Klok (born 1968), Dutch volleyball player
- Marko Kmetec (born 1976), Slovenian football player
- Marko Koers (born 1972), Dutch runner
- Marko Koivuranta (born 1978), Finnish football player
- Marko Kolsi (born 1985), Finnish football player
- Marko Kon (born 1972), Serbian singer
- Marko Kopilas (born 1983), Croatian football player
- Marko Koprtla (1929–1997), Croatian politician
- Marko Kovač (born 1981), Serbian architect and film director
- Marko Kravos (born 1943), Slovenian writer and translator
- Marko Kristal (born 1973), Estonian football player
- Marko Krizin (1589–1619), Croatian saint
- Marko Kropyvnytskyi (1840-1910), Ukrainian writer and actor
- Marko Leko (1853–1932), Serbian chemist
- Marko Lelov (born 1973), Estonian football player
- Marko Lepik (born 1977), Estonian football player
- Marko Lerinski (1862–1902; born as Georgi Ivanov Gyurov), Bulgarian military man
- Marko Liefke (born 1974), German volleyball player
- Marko Lihteneker (1959–2005), Slovenian ski mountaineer and mountain climber
- Marko Liias (born 1981), American politician of Finnish descent
- Marko Lipp (born 1999), Estonian footballer
- Marko Livaja (born 1996), Croatian football player
- Marko Ljubinković (born 1981), Serbian football player
- Marko Lomić (born 1983), Serbian football player
- Marko Lopušina (born 1951), Serbian journalist and publicist
- Marko Luhamaa (born 1975), Estonian karateka
- Marko Lunder (born 1983), Slovenian football player
- Marko Mäetamm (born 1965), Estonian artist
- Marko Mäkilaakso (born 1978), Finnish music video and film director
- Marko Mäkinen (born 1977), Finnish ice hockey player
- Marko Maksimović (born 1984), Bosnian football player
- Marko Marić (born 1983), Croatian football player
- Marko Marin
- Marko Marin (footballer) (born 1989), German football player of Bosnian Serb origin
- Marko Marin (professor) (1930–2015), Slovenian theatre director and art historian
- Marko Marinović (born 1983), Serbian basketball player
- Marko Markov (born 1981), Bulgarian football player
- Marko Markovski (born 1986), Serbian football player
- Marko Marović (born 1983), Serbian football player
- Marko Martin (born 1975), Estonian pianist
- Marko Marulić (1450–1524), Croatian poet
- Marko Matvere (born 1968), Estonian actor and singer
- Marko Meerits (born 1992), Estonian football player
- Marko Mesić (disambiguation), several people
- Marko Milenkovič (born 1976), Slovenian swimmer
- Marko Milić (disambiguation), several people
- Marko Milinković (born 1988), Serbian football player
- Marko Milivojević, Serbian drummer
- Marko Miljanov (1833–1901), Serbian Montenegrin writer
- Marko Milovanović (footballer, born 1982), Serbian footballer
- Marko Milovanović (footballer, born 2003), Serbian footballer
- Marko Mirić (born 1987), Serbian football player
- Marko Mitchell (born 1985), American football player
- Marko Mitrović (footballer, born 1978), Serbian football player
- Marko Mitrović (footballer, born 1992), Swedish football player
- Marko Mlinarić (born 1960), Croatian football player
- Marko Mugoša (born 1984), Montenegrin football player
- Marko Murat (1864–1944), Croatian painter
- Marko Mušič (born 1941), Slovenian architect
- Marko Muslin (born 1985), French football player of Serbian descent
- Marko Myyry (born 1967), Finnish football player
- Marko Natlačen (1886–1942), Slovenian politician and jurist
- Marko Nešić (disambiguation) several people
- Marko Nikolić (disambiguation) several people
- Marko Nowak, German ice hockey player
- Marko Orešković (1895–1941), Croatian partisan
- Marko Orlandić (1930–2019), Montenegrin politician
- Marko Oštir (born 1977), Slovenian handball player
- Marko Paasikoski (born 1978), Finnish former bassist of Sonata Arctica (band)
- Marko Palavestrić (born 1982), Serbian football player
- Marko Palo (born 1967), Finnish ice hockey player
- Marko Pantelić (born 1978), Serbian football player
- Marko Pavlović (born 1982), Serbian football goalkeeper
- Marko Pećki (1360–1411), Serbian writer
- Marko Perković (born 1966), Croatian singer
- Marko Perović (disambiguation), several people
- Marko Perunicic (born 1979), Serbian composer, music arranger and producer
- Marko Petkovšek (1955–2023), Slovenian mathematician
- Marko Pogačnik (born 1984), Slovenian artist and writer
- Marko Pohlin (1735–1801), Slovenian philologist and writer
- Marko Pomerants (born 1964), Estonian politician
- Marko Popović (disambiguation), multiple people
- Marko Pöyhönen, Finnish ice hockey player
- Marko Pregl, Slovenian politician
- Marko Pridigar (born 1985), Slovenian football player
- Marko Purišić (born 1995; better known as Baby Lasagna), Croatian singer-songwriter and music producer
- Marko Pusa (born 1977), Finnish darts player
- Marko Putinčanin (born 1987), Serbian football player
- Marko Raat (born 1973), Estonian film director
- Marko Račič (1920–2022), Slovenian runner
- Marko Radaš (born 1983), Croatian football player
- Marko Rajamäki (born 1968), Finnish football manager and former player
- Marko Ranđelović (born 1984), Serbian football player
- Marko Ranilovič (born 1986), Slovenian football player
- Marko Rašo (born 1989), Croatian football player
- Marko Rehmer (born 1972), German footballer
- Marko Reijonen (born 1967; better known as Waldo), Finnish Eurodance musician
- Marko Rudan (born 1975), Australian football manager
- Marko Rudić (born 1990), Bosnia and Herzegovina alpine skier
- Marko dos Santos (born 1981), Brazilian football player
- Marko Šarlija (born 1982), Croatian football goalkeeper
- Marko Savić
- Marko Savić (1941–2013), Serbian pianist
- Marko Savić (born 1984), Serbian football player
- Marko Savolainen (born 1973), Finnish bodybuilder
- Marko Šćepović (born 1991), Serbian football player
- Marko Sentić (born 1976), Croatian judoka
- Marko Simonović (born 1986), Serbian basketball player
- Marko Simeunovič (born 1967), Slovenian football player
- Marko Šimić (disambiguation), several people
- Marko Škop (born 1974), Slovak film director
- Marko Škreb (born 1957), Croatian economist
- Marko Snoj (born 1959), Slovenian linguist
- Marko Sočanac (born 1978), Serbian football player
- Marko Sopi (1938–2006), Albanian clergyman
- Márkó Sós (born 1990), Hungarian football player
- Marko Spittka (born 1971), German judoka
- Marko Stanković (born 1986), Austrian football player of Serbian descent
- Marko Stanojevic (born 1979), Italian rugby union footballer
- Marko Stetner, Slovenian politician
- Marko Stevović (born 1996), Serbian alpine skier
- Marko Strahija (born 1975), Croatian swimmer
- Marko Šuler (born 1983), Slovenian football player
- Marko Sušac (born 1988), Bosnian football player
- Marko Šutalo (born 1983), Bosnian basketball player
- Marko Tajčević (1900–1984), Croatian and Serbian composer and musician
- Marko Tiidla (born 1991), Estonian swimmer
- Marko Tkalec (born 1977), Slovenian tennis player
- Marko Todorović (1929–2000), Bosnian Serb actor
- Marko Tomas (born 1985), Croatian basketball player
- Marko Tomasović (disambiguation), several people
- Marko Topić (born 1976), Bosnian football player
- Marko Torm (born 1980), Estonian politician
- Marko Tredup (born 1974), German football player
- Marko Tuomainen (born 1972), Finnish ice hockey player
- Marko Tuomela (born 1972), Finnish football player
- Marko Tušek (born 1975), Slovenian basketball player
- Marko Tuulola (born 1971), Finnish ice hockey
- Marko Valok (1927–1996), Serbian football player
- Marko Varalahti, Finnish strongman
- Marko Vego (1907–1985), Croatian archaeologist
- Marko Vejinović (born 1990), Dutch football player
- Marko Veselica (1936–2017), Croatian politician
- Marko Vešović (born 1991), Montenegrin football player
- Marko Vidojković (born 1975), Serbian writer
- Marko Vidovic (born 1988), Serbian football player
- Marko Vovchok (1833–1907), Ukrainian writer
- Marko Vranić (born 1978), Serbian football player
- Marko Vuckovic, American football players
- Marko Vukićević (born 1992), Serbian alpine skier
- Marko Vuoriheimo (born 1978; better known as Signmark), Finnish deaf rapper
- Marko Wahlman (born 1969), Finnish hammer thrower
- Marko Wiz, Slovenian politician
- Marko Yli-Hannuksela (born 1973), Finnish wrestler
- Marko Zaror (born 1978), Chilean martial artist, actor and stuntman
- Marko Živić, Serbian actor, comedian, humanitarian and host (Marko Živić Show)
- Marko Zorić (born 1980), Serbian football player
Fictional characters
- Marko, vampire from The Lost Boys
- Marko, character from Saga (comics)
- Marko Ramius, character from The Hunt for Red October
See also
- Marco (given name)
- Markko (disambiguation)
- Marcos (given name), Marcos or Markos
References
- ^ Čilaš Šimpraga, Ivšić Majić and Vidović. Rječnik 500 najčešćih suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena (in Croatian). Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje. p. 43.
- ^ "Most frequent male and female given names by year of birth, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.