Thoughts on the boy name 'Mars' or 'Marz'?

[maya7161]

Hi all,

What do you think of the name Mars/Marz? I know it isn't very common so I'm not sure what others think of it. How do you think it should be spelt?

Thanks

nooooo!

Marouf is a really nice name! I'm guessing he wants to Anglicize it , though?

Mars isn't a great nickname to use in a professional context, though. How about something like Marc, Rufus, or even his initials (i knew someone who was only ever known as MJ, for example)

Has he considered a shortened version of his surname or going by a middle name?

Maz is a flexible nickname?

❤️ Lars, but not Mars/z.

Hmm - dd1's peers would call him Mar-o I suspect. Mario? Still from a different culture but very well known.

I'd go for the most natural shortening based on how it sounds. Ask a teenaged boy maybe - they are incapable of using full names, and teen nicknames do stick especially for men if they aren't too silly.

The pronounciation of his actual name should trigger a natural shortening ideally.

If he just wanted a "British" name I guess Mark/ Marc is the obvious one, but a nickname would be better than an entirely different name no matter how similar imo.

I really like Rufus as a different version of his real name.

Oh yes - just Rouf is good and could be short for Rufus or for Marouf.

Oooh Rufus is a good one - hadn't thought of that!

Maz sounds a lot like wazz haha – I think I'd avoid that one! Not so sure about Marr..

I was thinking the same about Mars - it does sound a little kiddish/unprofessional. He is trying to just go for a bit of an anglicised name.

Mars was the Roman god of war. You'd be better off with the Greek version, which is Ares.

Rou is a great nn for Marouf. But Marouf is a fantastic name in itself!

I also like Marouf and I don't think it's a name that will be difficult to cross cultures, but if he really wants to shorten it I'd use Roo.

My friend Qasim from Pakistan goes by Sunny in the UK so nothing like his actual name.

I quite like Mars but not Marz.

Mars - no! Mars - double no.

I like it as a name. It'd be a brave choice though as there is obviously the planet and the chocolate bar association! It sounds like a Scandinavian name to me, but apparently it is Latin. I could imagine a European child with the name Mars though.
I don't like Marz - just don't like the way it looks.

I like Marouf.

I love the name Mars!

I would want to pronounce Marz 'Marts' if I saw it. Not sure why

When I see Marz I think of Maryz.

Whatever happened to Maryz?

Should be spelled neither way it's awful.

Ah, it's nice for a nickname! I'd go with s.

As a nickname not so bad

If Rou as a natural nick name or mark as a anglicised name

Hmm, don't like either sorry