Marken

See also: marken and märken

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Marken or Swedish Markén.

Proper noun

Marken (plural Markens)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Marken is the 37735th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 589 individuals. Marken is most common among White (93.55%) individuals.

Further reading

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Mereke (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as markerhoefde in 1345. Derived from the plural form of Middle Dutch marke (border, borderland).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑr.kə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Mar‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɑrkən

Proper noun

Marken n

  1. A village, former island, and former municipality of Waterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “marken”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmaɐ̯kŋ̩], [ˈmaɐ̯kən], [ˈmaʁkŋ̩], [ˈmaʁkən]

Noun

Marken

  1. plural of Marke

Noun

Marken

  1. plural of Mark
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