Given name · Ancient Greek · Greek
Μαρκίων
“Mars, god of war”
Μαρκίων (Mārkī́ōn) is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Greek and Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Markíōn.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Μαρκίων goes back to Old Latin Māvors, meaning “Mars, god of war.”
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Where it comes from
Μαρκίων comes from Latin, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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How it developed
In Greek usage, Μαρκίων is a diminutive of Μάρκος. In Ancient Greek usage, Μαρκίων is a diminutive of Μᾶρκος.
Μαρκίων’s family of names
In Greek usage, Μαρκίων is a diminutive of Μάρκος. In Greek usage, Μαρκίων can be written in the Roman alphabet as Markíon. In Greek usage, Μαρκίων has a transliteration in Markíon.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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