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 [ 1 syll. mar(s), ma-rs ] The boy name Mars is pronounced MAARZ KEY. Mars is of Latin origin. It is used mainly in the Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, and Scandinavian languages. Mars (Latin) is an original form of Mars. The name was borne in Roman mythology by the god of war; his name is possibly from the Latin maris ('male, manly, virile'). It is also known as the name of the fourth planet from the sun. A variant of Mars is Marte (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish). See also the related forms, Marcial (Spanish) and Mark (Dutch, English, Russian, and Scandinavian). Mars is not frequently used as a baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000. Among the family of boy names directly linked to Mars, Mark (Dutch, English, Russian, and Scandinavian) was the most regularly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Mars include Marc (English, French, and German), Mark (Dutch, English, Russian, and Scandinavian), Marque (English), Marques (English), Marsh (English), Meyrick (English), Morse (English), Mroz (Polish), Marcas (Irish and Scottish), Marci (Hungarian), Marco (Italian and Spanish), Marcos (Portuguese and Spanish), Marcus (English, French, and German), Marek (Czech and Polish), Marka (Russian), Markie (English), Markku (Finnish), Marko (Czech, German, Slavic, and Slovenian), Markos (Greek), and Marku (Romanian). KEY: Pronunciation for Mars: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)"   |
