Marken
See also: marken and märken
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian Marken or Swedish Markén.
Proper noun
Marken (plural Markens)
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Marken”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 517.
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)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Mar‧ken
- Rhymes: -ɑrkən
Proper noun
Marken n
- A village and former island and former municipality of Waterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Markenaar
- Marker
- Markermeer
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
- plural of Marke
Noun
Marken
- plural of Mark