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:''This page is about the Latin praenomen. For other uses of this name, see Marcus, and also Marcus (name).'' Marcus ((:ˈmaɾkʊs)) is a Latin ''praenomen'', or personal name, which was one of the most common names throughout Roman history. The feminine form is ''Marca'' or ''Marcia''. The praenomen was used by both patrician and plebeian families, and gave rise to the patronymic ''gens Marcia'', as well as the ''cognomen Marcellus''. It was regularly abbreviated M.〔''Dictionary of Greek & Roman Biography & Mythology''〕〔''Realencyclopädie der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft''〕〔Mika Kajava, ''Roman Female Praenomina: Studies in the Nomenclature of Roman Women'' (1994)〕 At all periods of Roman history, Marcus was the third-most popular praenomen, trailing only ''Lucius'' and ''Gaius''. Although many prominent families did not use it, it was a favorite of countless others. The name survived the Roman Empire and has continued to be used, in various forms, into modern times.〔''Dictionary of Greek & Roman Biography & Mythology''〕〔''Realencyclopädie der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft''〕 ==Origin and meaning of the name== The praenomen Marcus is generally conceded to be derived from the name of the god Mars. It has been proposed that it was originally given to children who were born in the month of ''Martius'' (March), but as the month was also named in honor of Mars, this distinction is of limited importance.〔''Realencyclopädie der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft''〕〔George Davis Chase, "The Origin of Roman Praenomina", in ''Harvard Studies in Classical Philology'', vol. VIII (1897)〕〔''Oxford Classical Dictionary'', 3rd Ed. (1996)〕 The feminine form of Marcus should be ''Marca''. However, surviving examples indicate that ''Marcia'', with an "i", was more common. The same was true of the praenomen ''Tita'' or ''Titia''.〔Mika Kajava, ''Roman Female Praenomina: Studies in the Nomenclature of Roman Women'' (1994)〕 The Etruscan form of this praenomen is ''Marce''.〔Jacques Heurgon, ''Daily Life of the Etruscans'' (1964)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marcus (praenomen)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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