Mars

Where Mars comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Mars.

Mars through the years
  1. 1923
    First appearance
    #3,467 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2023
    Peak, #1,253
    154 babies named Mars, the most in any year.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

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