Meaning and Origin
What does the name Mars mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Mars means "Planet" and is of Slang origin.
- [Rom. Myth] The god of war and husbandry.
- [Astron] One of the planets of the solar system, the fourth in order from the sun, or the next beyond the earth, having a diameter of about 4,200 miles, a period of 687 days, and a mean distance of 141,000,000 miles. It is conspicuous for the redness of its light.
- [Alchemy] The metallic element iron, the symbol of which ♂ was the same as that of the planet Mars.(Archaic)
Etymology: L. Mars, gen. Martis, archaic Mavors, gen. Mavortis
- A small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color ("Mars has two satellites")
- (Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares
Borrowed from Latin Mars (“god of war”), from older Latin (older than 75 BCE) Māvors. 𐌌𐌀𐌌𐌄𐌓𐌔 (mamers) was his Oscan name. He was also known as Marmor, Marmar and Maris, the latter from the Etruscan deity Maris.
- (astronomy) The fourth planet in the solar system. Symbol:
- has two moons, Deimos and Phobos.
- (Roman mythology) The Roman god of war.
- Synonym: Ares
- was the lover of Venus, and together they had a daughter called Harmonia.
- (poetic) War; a personification of war.
- In the first half of the twentieth century, devastated Europe.
After Frank C. Mars, who founded the company that produces these chocolate bars.
- The Mars Bar, a brand of chocolate bar with caramel and nougat filling.
Alternative forms.
- Alternative form of Mas
Mars was also found in the following language(s): Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Ewe, Faroese, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Irish, Latin, Latvian, Middle English, Northern Sami, Norwegian, Polish, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene, Swedish, Tatar, Tok Pisin, and West Frisian