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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Belisarius, from Byzantine Greek Βελισάριος (Belisários).
Proper noun
Belisarius
- (history) a general of the Byzantine Empire, who was instrumental to Emperor Justinian's ambitious project of reconquering much of the Mediterranean territory of the former Western Roman Empire, which had been lost less than a century previously
Translations
a general of the Byzantine Empire
Latin
Etymology
Probably from Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *bilją (“axe”) + *harjaz (“army”).
The name was in use in Galicia (Spain) and Portugal during the Early Middle Ages, where it left some place names (Belesar, Belsar), but was not used in Catalonia in the Mediterranean, so it can rather be Suevic .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Belisārius m (genitive Belisāriī); second declension
- Belisarius (Roman general)
- a male given name from Proto-Germanic, equivalent to English Belisarius
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Descendants
References
- Piel, Joseph M., Kremer, Dieter (1976) Hispano-gotisches Namenbuch, Heidelberg: Carl Winter - Universitätsverlag, →ISBN, p. 99.
- Jordi Bolòs i Masclans, Josep Moran (1994) Repertori D’Antropònims Catalans: (RAC), Volum 1, Institut d'Estudis Catalans, →ISBN