Marius

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See also: Màrius

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

  1. A male given name from Latin.

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Danish

Etymology

From Latin Marius.

Proper noun

Marius

  1. 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/
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  • Hyphenation: Ma‧ri‧us

Proper noun

Marius m

  1. a male given name

Faroese

Etymology

From Latin Marius, likely of Sabine origin.

Proper noun

Marius m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Marius: Mariusarson or Mariusson
  • daughter of Marius: Mariusardóttir or Mariusdóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Marius
Accusative Marius
Dative Mariusi
Genitive Mariusar, Marius

French

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Marius m

  1. a male given name of Latin origin

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German

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Marius

  1. 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

  1. The name of a Roman gens.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative Marius Maria Marium Mariī Mariae Maria
Genitive Mariī Mariae Mariī Mariōrum Mariārum Mariōrum
Dative Mariō Mariō Mariīs
Accusative Marium Mariam Marium Mariōs Mariās Maria
Ablative Mariō Mariā Mariō Mariīs
Vocative Marie Maria Marium Mariī Mariae Maria

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Marius
  • Italian: Mario
  • Polish: Mariusz
  • Portuguese: Mário
  • Spanish: Mario

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

  1. 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

  1. 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

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin Marius.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Marius m

  1. a male given name from Latin
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