Marko (given name)

Marko

Pronunciation	Serbo-Croatian: [mâːrko]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Serbian
Region of origin	Serbia
Other names
Related names	Marc Marco Marcos Marcus Markus

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 Feingold (1913–2019), Austrian holocaust survivor, Salzburg Jewish community president, and centenarian
• 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 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 (footballer) (born 1984), Bosnian football manager
• Marko Maksimović (politician) (born 1947), Serbian politician
• Marko Maksimović (tennis) (born 2006), Serbian tennis 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 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 Salatović (born 1984), Croatian football coach and former player
• 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
• Marko Hoxha, secondary antagonist from the Taken franchise

See also

• Marco (given name)
• Markko (disambiguation)
• Marcos (given name), Marcos or Markos

References

1. Čilaš Šimpraga, Ivšić Majić and Vidović. Rječnik 500 najčešćih suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena (in Croatian). Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje. p. 43.
2. "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.