Marius

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.

Translations

male given name

• Catalan: Màrius m
• Czech: Marius (cs)
• Danish: Marius
• Faroese: Marius m
• French: Marius (fr) m
• German: Marius (de) m
• Icelandic: Maríus (is) m
• Italian: Mario (it) m
• Japanese: マリウス (Mariusu)
• Norwegian: Marius (no)
• Polish: Mariusz (pl) m
• Portuguese: Mário (pt) m
• Spanish: Mario (es) m

Anagrams

• Surami, Umaris, surmai

Danish

Etymology

From Latin Marius.

Proper noun

Marius

1. a male given name

References

• [1] 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

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʁjys/

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Proper noun

Marius m

1. a male given name of Latin origin

Anagrams

• murais

German

Pronunciation

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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

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ri.us/, [ˈmäriʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ri.us/, [ˈmäːrius]

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

• Mariānus

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
• [2] 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

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Proper noun

Marius m

1. a male given name from Latin