Where does the game Marco Polo get its name?

Swimmers everywhere will be playing the game of Marco Polo in the pool this year but how many of those swimmers can tell you where the game ... He began to hear voices within the desert and thought that his family was searching for him and calling his name "Marco". ... Everyone gets into the pool. read more

The exact origin of the game is uncertain, but, according to the Smithsonian Institution, it almost certainly comes from the travels of Marco Polo. The explorer and his family were Venetian jewel merchants. read more

Marco Polo is the name of a famous 13th century Venetian trader and explorer; however, there are no reliable sources proving that the game was indeed named after him, and the origin of the game is not known. See Marco Polo (game). read more

Between 1965 and 1970, some respondents to a Dictionary of American Regional English survey, when asked to name a game played in the water, responded with "Marco Polo." Although water polo was another popular pool game at the time, the name of the game 'Marco Polo' is apparently unrelated. In modern times, Marco Polo has been played worldwide. read more

] say it was named after him. The game, or at least the wording of the game likely originated from the 1938 movie The Adventures of Marco Polo. read more