What does Marius mean?

Marius means "Mars; male, manly, virile; sea; war-like, dedicated to Mars; gleaming"

How do we pronounce Marius?

Marius \ma-riu(s), mar-i-us\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Marius is pronounced as MAERiyahS or MEHRiyahS in English 1.

1 Pronunciation for Marius: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"

What is the origin of Marius?

Marius is used predominantly in the Dutch, English, French, German, Romanian, and Scandinavian languages, and its origin is Latin. The name is of the meaning Mars; male, manly, virile; sea. Marius (Latin) is an older form of Marius. The first name is derived from the Roman family name. The latter is itself either from Mars, the name of the Roman god of war, or from the Latin 'maris' (male, manly, virile), or else from the Latin 'mare' (sea); the last derivation is the least probable. The name was first popularized by the prominent Roman general Gaius Marius (157-86BC). Since the Christian Era, the name has been occasionally used as the masculine form of Maria. This usage became prevalent by the Middle Ages, leading to the name's popularity in many countries, especially where the Virgin Mary is widely worshiped. The continental forms of the name have been adopted since the Renaissance, while among English speakers the name has been taken up since the 19th century. Marius known as the name of the dashing hero in the Victor Hugo novel and musical Les Misérables (1862). Marius is a variant of the name Mario name popularity (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, English, French, and German). The name meaning of Maria (Basque, Catalan, Corsican, Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, Spanish, Armenian, Estonian, Hungarian, Russian, and Slavic) is the female form of Marius. meaning of Marianus, Marijo pronounciation (Slavic), name Marijus meaning (Lithuanian), baby name Marinus, baby name Mario (English, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Marios name popularity (Greek), Mariusz meaning (Polish), Marrio meaning, short names for Mário (Portuguese), and name Tamarius (English) are variants of Marius. Mariano pronounciation (English and Italian pet form) is another variant of Marius. See also the related forms, name Demarius origin (English), Marcus meaning and origin (English, Scandinavian, French, and German), and what does the name Marin mean (English, French, German, Polish, Romanian, and Slavic).

The following famous people share the name Marius:

  • Actor Marius Goring, born 23 May 1912 - 30 September 1998
  • Politician Gaius Marius, born 157 B.C.86 B.C.

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The baby name Marius fun facts:

The name Marius in reverse order is "Suiram".

The numerological value of the name Marius is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Marius?

Marius is not in the top boy names in USA.