Marius (name)

Marius
Bust of the Roman general Gaius Marius. He was the most prominent member of the gens Maria bearing the name Marius.
Pronunciation	Latin: [ˈmarius]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Latin
Origin
Region of origin	Roman Empire
Other names
Alternative spelling	Marivs
Variant form(s)	Mario, Mário, Marios, Mariusz
Derived	Mars, mas, or mar

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Marius is a male given name, a Roman family name, and a modern surname.

The name Marius was used by members of the Roman gens Maria. It is thought to be derived from either the Roman war god Mars or from the Latin root mas or maris meaning "male". It may also derive from the Latin word mare meaning "sea", the plural of which is maria.

In Christian times, it was syncretized as a masculine form of the unrelated feminine given name Maria, from the Hebrew Miriam, Aramaic variant Mariam, and used alongside it.

Today, the name Marius is a common given name in Romania, Norway, and Lithuania. The name is also used in France, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and South Africa.

The Greek name Marios (Μάριος), the Italian name Mario, the Polish name Mariusz, and the Portuguese name Mário are all derived from Marius.

People

The name Marius may refer to:

Romans

Gaius Marius (157–86 BC), Roman general
Gaius Marius the Younger (ca. 110/108–82 BC), son of Gaius Marius
Gaius Marius Victorinus (4th century AD) Roman philosopher
Marcus Aurelius Marius, (d. AD 269), Gallic Emperor
Marcus Marius (quaestor) (fl. 76 BC), Roman quaestor and proquaestor
Marcus Marius Gratidianus (d. 82 BC), Roman praetor
Marius Maximus (fl. early 3rd century AD), Roman senator and biographer of Emperors

Given name

Marius Borg Høiby (born 1997), first child of Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway
Marius Job Cohen (born 1947), Dutch jurist and politician
Marius Constant (1925–2004), French composer and conductor
Marius Ebbers (born 1978), German footballer
Marius Gabriel (born 1954), South African author
Marius Goring (1912–1998), English actor
Marius Lăcătuş (born 1964), Romanian footballer
Marius von Mayenburg (born 1972), German actor
Marius Müller-Westernhagen (born 1948), German musician and actor
Marius Petipa (1819–1910), French-Russian ballet dancer / choreographer
Marius Russo (1914–2005), American baseball player (pitcher)
Marius Sestier (1861–1928), French cinematographer
Marius Trésor (born 1950), French footballer
Marius Urzică (born 1975), Romanian gymnast

Surname

Clinton Marius (born 1966), South African performer and writer
Richard Marius (1933–1999), American Reformation scholar
Simon Marius or Simon Mayr (1573–1624), German astronomer
Simon Marius or Simon Mayr (1763–1845), German composer

Fictional or legendary characters