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

A male given name.

Translations

male given name

Catalan: Màrius m
Danish: Marius
Faroese: Marius m
French: Marius (fr) m
German: Marius (de) m
Icelandic: Maríus (is) m

Italian: Mario (it) m
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

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.

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

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

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.ʁjys/

Proper noun

Marius

A male given name of Latin origin.

Anagrams

murais

German

Proper noun

Marius

A male given name of Latin origin.

Latin

Etymology

Likely from Sabine origin.

Proper noun

Marius m (genitive Mariī); second declension

The name of a Roman gens.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Marius	Mariī
Genitive	Mariī	Mariōrum
Dative	Mariō	Mariīs
Accusative	Marium	Mariōs
Ablative	Mariō	Mariīs
Vocative	Marie	Mariī

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

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.