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Throughout the world, Mars (Mars
, Марс
, March
, among others...) is a common largely male, but uncommonly female first name. The first name Mars is characteristic of Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a common masculine name, Guam, where it is quite a common feminine name, and Macao, where it is quite a common male name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Russia, Kyrgyzstan, and Philippines. More prevalently, Mars is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| March, Mars | France, Indonesia, United States, United Kingdom, Morocco |
| Марс | Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan |
| مارس | Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Algeria |
| マーズ, マルス | Japan |
Marc, Marche, Marcher, Marchier, Marcius, Mariano, Marsch, Marson, Marss, Marssia, Mart, Martien, Martijn, Martin, Martinus, Martius, Marts, Març, Marš, Mas, Masovn, Meers, Mensis, Màrs, Màrç, Màřš, Máirt, Márs, Mârs, Mãrs, Mãrç, Måss, Mārs, Mārtiņš, Mǎrs, Seis, Марсь, מארש, מרס, مآرس, مأرس, مارص, ดาวอังคาร, มาร์ส, ﻣﺎﺭﺱ, Mars, and Mars
Mars is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Mars Blackmon , the fictional character created and portrayed by Spike Lee, She's Gotta Have It; Mars , the operatic character in the opera Castor et Pollux; Mars , the operatic character in the opera Frau Luna; Mars , the operatic character in the opera Cadmus et Hermione and Mars , the operatic character in the opera Orpheus in der Unterwelt, Orpheus in the Underworld, and in many other works.