Marius

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Marius (stress: Márius) is a male given name and family name .

Origin and meaning

Marius is originally a Roman family name, comes either from the Roman god of war Mars or from the Latin mas , maris which means "male". The name could also be derived from the Latin mare , which means "sea".

name day

Name day is January 19 ( Marius (martyr) ) or December 31 ( Marius von Avenches ).

variants

Well-known namesake

Name in ancient times

Saints

First name

family name

Other

  • Marius (* 1994), eventing horse, gold medalist at the Olympic Games and World Equestrian Games, see Hinrich Romeike

See also