Mark may refer to:

In the Bible

Mark the Evangelist Mark the Evangelist (Koine Greek, Koinē Greek: Μᾶρκος, romanized: ''Mârkos''), also known as John Mark (Koine Greek, Koinē Greek language, Greek: Ἰωάννης Μᾶρκος, Romanization of Greek, romanized: ''Iōánnēs Mârkos;'' ...

(5–68), traditionally ascribed author of the Gospel of Mark *

Gospel of Mark The Gospel of Mark is the second of the four canonical Gospels and one of the three synoptic Gospels, synoptic Gospels. It tells of the ministry of Jesus from baptism of Jesus, his baptism by John the Baptist to his death, the Burial of Jesus, ...

, one of the four canonical gospels and one of the three synoptic gospels

Currencies

Mark (currency) The mark was a currency or unit of account in many states. It is named for the mark unit of weight. The word ''mark'' comes from a merging of three Germanic words, Latinised in 9th-century post-classical Latin as ', ', ' or '. It was a measur ...

, a currency or unit of account in many nations *

Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark The convertible mark ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, konvertibilna marka, конвертибилна марка, separator=" / "; sign: KM; code: BAM) is the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is divided into 100 pfenig or fening ( sh-Cyrl, пфениг or � ...

, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina *

East German mark The East German mark ( ), commonly called the eastern mark ( ) in West Germany and after German reunification, reunification, was the currency of the East Germany, German Democratic Republic (East Germany). Its ISO 4217, ISO 4217 currency code w ...

, the currency of the German Democratic Republic *

Estonian mark The Estonian mark () was the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1928. It was running parallel with payment notes from the Clearing House of Tallinn as there was lack of cash in Estonia. The last available payment notes were exchanged for mark ...

, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1928 *

Finnish markka The markka (; ; currency symbol, sign: mk; ISO 4217, ISO code: FIM), also known as the Finnish mark, was the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002, when it ceased to be legal tender. The markka was divided into 100 penny, pennies ...

(), the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002 *

Polish mark The marka (alternatively mark; , abbreviated ''Mp'', Polish-language plural declensions: ''marki, marek'') was the temporary currency of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Republic of Poland between 1917 and 1924. It was subdivided into 100 ...

(), the currency of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Republic of Poland between 1917 and 1924

German

Deutsche Mark The Deutsche Mark (; "German mark (currency), mark"), abbreviated "DM" or "D-Mark" (), was the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later of unified Germany from 1990 until the adoption of the euro in 2002. In English, it ...

, the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later the unified Germany from 1990 until 2002 *

German gold mark The German mark ( ; sign: ℳ︁) was the currency of the German Empire, which spanned from 1871 to 1918. The mark was paired with the minor unit of the pfennig (₰); 100 pfennigs were equivalent to 1 mark. The mark was on the gold stand ...

, the currency used in the German Empire from 1873 to 1914 *

German Papiermark The Papiermark (; 'paper mark') was a derisive term for the Mark (sign: ℳ︁) after it went off the gold standard, and most specifically with the era of hyperinflation in Germany of 1922 and 1923. Formally, the same German mark was used fro ...

, the German currency from 4 August 1914 *

German rentenmark The Rentenmark (; RM) was a currency issued on 15 November 1923 to stop the hyperinflation of 1922 and 1923 in Weimar Germany, after the previously used Papiermark had become almost worthless. It was subdivided into 100 ''Rentenpfennig'' and ...

, a currency issued on 15 November 1923 to stop the hyperinflation of 1922 and 1923 in Weimar Germany * Lodz Ghetto mark, a special currency for Lodz Ghetto *

Reichsmark The (; sign: ℛ︁ℳ︁; abbreviation: RM) was the currency of Germany from 1924 until the fall of Nazi Germany in 1945, and in the American, British and French occupied zones of Germany, until 20 June 1948. The Reichsmark was then replace ...

, the currency in Germany from 1924 until 20 June 1948 in West Germany

People

John Mark John Mark () is named in the Acts of the Apostles as an assistant accompanying Paul and Barnabas on their missionary journeys. Traditionally he is regarded as identical with Mark the Evangelist, the traditional writer of the Gospel of Mark. B ...

(died 1st century), assistant accompanying Paul and Barnabas in the Acts of the Apostles *

(5–68), traditionally ascribed author of the Gospel of Mark *

Mark of Cornwall Mark of Cornwall (, , , ) was a sixth-century King of History of Cornwall, Kernow (Cornwall), possibly identical with King Conomor. As Mark or Marc (''Marc'h''), he is best known for his appearance in King Arthur, Arthurian legend as the uncle o ...

(), king of Kernow * Pope Mark (died 336), Pope of the Catholic Church from 18 January to 7 October 336 *

Mark (given name) Mark is a common male name and is related to the Latin word Mars. It means "consecrated to the god Mars", and also may mean "God of war" or "to be warlike". '' Marcus'' was one of the three most common Roman given names. It is also used as a shor ...

, a male given name, includes a list of notable people with the name * Mark (surname), includes a list of notable people with the name

Places

* Mereg (also Mark), a village in Sarkal Rural District, in the Central District of Marivan County, Kurdistan Province, Iran

Europe

* Amt Dahme/Mark a collective municipality in the district of Teltow-Fläming in Brandenburg, Germany *

Amt Lindow (Mark) Amt Lindow (Mark) is an '' Amt'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin, in Brandenburg, Germany. Its seat is in Lindow. The ''Amt'' Lindow (Mark) consists of the following municipalities: # Herzberg # Lindow # Rüthnick ...

, a collective municipality in the district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin in Brandenburg, Germany *

Baruth/Mark Baruth/Mark () is a town in the Teltow-Fläming district of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 24 km east of Luckenwalde, and 53 km south of Berlin. Geography Baruth/Mark is structured in the following parts of town,Main constituti ...

, a town in the Teltow-Fläming district of Brandenburg, Germany *

County of Mark The County of Mark (, colloquially known as ) was a county and Imperial State, state of the Holy Roman Empire in the Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle. It lay south of Lippe (river), Lippe river on both sides of the Ruhr river along the Volme a ...

, a county and state of the Holy Roman Empire in the Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle * Friesack/Mark, a town in the Havelland district in Brandenburg, Germany *

Mark (Dender) The Mark (Dutch) or Marcq (French) is a river in Belgium, right tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow direct ...

, a river in Belgium *

Mark (Dintel) The Mark () is a river in the Dintel basin in Belgium and the Netherlands. Characteristics The Mark rises north of Turnhout, Belgium, in the municipality of Merksplas. It passes through Hoogstraten before crossing the border with the Netherl ...

, a river in Belgium and the Netherlands * Mark Hundred, a Västergötland hundred in Sweden *

Mark Municipality Mark Municipality () is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in southwest Sweden. The municipal seat is located in the center of Kinna town. The municipality was created through the Municipal Reform Act of 1971 by the amalgamation of eig ...

, a municipality in Västra Götaland County in southwest Sweden *

Mark, Somerset Mark is a village and civil parish which lies approximately from Bridgwater, from Axbridge, and from Highbridge in the county of Somerset, England. It includes the hamlets of Yarrow and Southwick. The Mark Yeo river has its source near th ...

, an English village and civil parish * Mark Lane, a road in London

United States

* Mark, Illinois, a village in Putnam County, Illinois * Mark, Missouri, an extinct town in Marion County, in the U.S. state of Missouri

Sports

* Mark, a term used in professional wrestling with multiple meanings *

Mark (Australian rules football) A mark in Australian rules football is the catch of a kicked ball which earns the catching player a free kick. The catch must be cleanly taken, or deemed by the umpire to have involved control of the ball for sufficient time. A tipped ball, or ...

, where a player cleanly catches a kicked ball that has travelled more than 15 metres without anyone else touching it * Mark (rugby), a play in which a player may catch the ball and take a free-kick at the position of the mark

Other

March (territory) In Middle Ages, medieval Europe, a march or mark was, in broad terms, any kind of borderland, as opposed to a state's "heartland". More specifically, a march was a border between realms or a neutral buffer zone under joint control of two states i ...

(also mark), a medieval European term for any kind of borderland * , an HTML element used for highlighting relevant text in a quotation * Mark, the victim of a

confidence trick A scam, or a confidence trick, is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using a combination of the victim's credulity, naivety, compassion, vanity, confidence, irrespons ...

Mark (designation) The word ''mark'', followed by number, is a method of designating a version of a product. It is often abbreviated as Mk or M. This use of the word possibly originates from the use of physical marks made to measure height or progress. Furthermore ...

, a method of designating a version of a product *

Mark (sign) A mark is a written or imprinted symbol used to indicate some trait of an item, for example, its ownership or maker. Mark usually consists of letters, numbers, words, and drawings. Inscribing marks on the manufactured items was likely a precursor ...

, written or imprinted symbol used to indicate some trait of an item, for example, its ownership or maker * A mark used in lieu of a signature when the signatory is incapable of signing their name. *

Mark (dinghy) The Mark is a single-hander class of small sailing dinghy. The design in plywood came from the pen of Billy Morton from Morton's Yacht Supplies, Priory Road, Hollywood, Belfast Northern Ireland. It first appeared in the 1964, in competition with ...

, a single-hander class of small sailing dinghy *

Mark (unit) The Mark (from Middle High German: Marc, march, brand) is originally a medieval weight or mass unit, which supplanted the pound weight as a precious metals and coinage weight in parts of Europe in the 11th century. The Mark is traditionally divided ...

, a medieval weight or mass unit that supplanted the pound weight as a precious metals and coinage weight from the 11th century * , a vessel of the US Army and the US and Taiwanese navies * Mark and space, terms used in telecommunications to describe two different signal states of a signal *

Glyph A glyph ( ) is any kind of purposeful mark. In typography, a glyph is "the specific shape, design, or representation of a character". It is a particular graphical representation, in a particular typeface, of an element of written language. A ...

, a purposeful mark in typography *

Watermark A watermark is an identifying image or pattern in paper that appears as various shades of lightness/darkness when viewed by transmitted light (or when viewed by reflected light, atop a dark background), caused by thickness or density variations i ...

, an identifying image in paper that is visible when viewed in transmitted light *

High water mark A high water mark is a point that represents the maximum rise of a body of water over land. Such a mark is often the result of a flood, but high water marks may reflect an all-time high, an annual high (highest level to which water rose tha ...

, a line that represents the maximum rise of a body of water over land