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English
Etymology
From Latin Marius, a Roman family name probably derived from Mars. By folk etymology seen as a masculine form of Maria.
Proper noun
Marius
- A male given name from Latin.
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Danish
Etymology
From Latin Marius.
Proper noun
Marius
- a male given name
References
- Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data:22 364 males with the given name Marius have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with frequency peaks in the 19th century and in the 2000s decade. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Marius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaː.ri.ʏs/
- Hyphenation: Ma‧ri‧us
Proper noun
Marius m
- a male given name
Faroese
Etymology
From Latin Marius, likely of Sabine origin.
Proper noun
Marius m
- a male given name
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Marius: Mariusarson or Mariusson
- daughter of Marius: Mariusardóttir or Mariusdóttir
Declension
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singular
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indefinite
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nominative
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Marius
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accusative
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Marius
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dative
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Mariusi
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genitive
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Mariusar, Marius
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French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Marius m
- a male given name of Latin origin
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German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Marius
- a male given name from Latin
Latin
Etymology
From the Oscan praenomen 𐌌𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌖𐌔 (marius), likely ultimately of Sabine origin and from Italic, originating in Rome.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Marius (feminine Maria, neuter Marium); first/second-declension adjective
- The name of a Roman gens.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “Marius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. I, p. 949 ("Maria Gens").
- Chase, pp. 131, 139.
Lithuanian
Proper noun
Marius m
- a male given name
Norwegian
Etymology
From Latin Marius, can also be interpreted as a masculine equivalent of Maria. First recorded in Norway in the 18th century.
Proper noun
Marius
- a male given name
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 14 807 males with the given name Marius living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin Marius.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Marius m
- a male given name from Latin