My birth name is Mark, but these days I go by Marcus. I was told by my mother they chose Mark, because it was the easiest name my father could spell, a four letter word and one syllable. Talk about a major source of inspiration. My brothers said they saw a cartoon on TV and decided it should be Mark, really interesting, since I like drawing comics and cartoons. Years later, when I got older, I decided to look up the meaning of my name. To my surprise, it was of Greek origin. It means combative, or warlike. Out of curiosity, I looked up the name Marcus. In Latin it means, Mars the God of War. That’s too cool, I’m named after a God. But interestingly in Hebrew it means polite or shining. Three different languages, two are similar, but one is totally different. Amazing what you find out about yourself when looking…
Write about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc.
M Spade 
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