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.

Translations

male given name

• Catalan: Màrius (ca) m
• Danish: Marius (da)
• French: Marius (fr)
• German: Marius (de)

• Italian: Mario (it)
• Norwegian: Marius (no)
• Polish: Mariusz (pl) m
• Portuguese: Mário (pt) m
• Spanish: Mario (es)

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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.

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French

Proper noun

Marius

1. A male given name of Latin origin.

Anagrams

• murais

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German

Proper noun

Marius

1. A male given name of Latin origin.

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Latin

Proper noun

Marius (genitive Mariī); m, second declension

1. The name of a Roman gens.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	Marius	Mariī
genitive	Mariī	Mariōrum
dative	Mariō	Mariīs
accusative	Marium	Mariōs
ablative	Mariō	Mariīs
vocative	Marie	Mariī

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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 82-521-4483-7
• [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.