Marek

See also: marek

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech, Slovak and Polish Marek.

Proper noun

Marek (plural Mareks)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Marek is the 4420th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8042 individuals. Marek is most common among White (94.52%) individuals.

Further reading


Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmarɛk]

Proper noun

Marek m

  1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Mark

Descendants

  • Estonian: Marek
  • Latvian: Mareks

Estonian

Etymology

From Czech and Polish Marek. Variant of Markus (Mark).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑrek/

Proper noun

Marek

  1. a male given name

Usage notes


Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Mārcus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.rɛk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -arɛk
  • Syllabification: Ma‧rek
  • Homophone: marek

Proper noun

Marek m pers (diminutive Mareczek)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Mark

Marek m pers or f

  1. a masculine surname
  2. a feminine surname

Declension

Masculine given name or surname:

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

Descendants

Further reading

  • Marek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Marek in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmarek]

Proper noun

Marek m (genitive singular Marka, nominative plural Markovia, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Mark
  2. a surname
  3. (religion) Mark

Declension

Further reading

  • Marek in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
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