Marius is a male name, a Roman family name, and a modern given name.
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 the Philippines, France, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and South Africa.
The Greek name Marios (Μάριος), the Italian and Spanish name Mario, the Polish name Mariusz, the Portuguese name Mário and the Catalan name Màrius are all derived from Marius.
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People
Notable people with the name include:
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 76 BC) (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 Aiyenero (born 2008), Canadian soccer player
Marius Ambrogi (1895–1971), French fighter pilot in both World Wars
Marius Amundsen (born 1992), Norwegian footballer
Marius Antonescu (born 1992), Romanian rugby union player
Marius Bianchi (1823–1904), French politician
Marius Billgobenson (born 1966), born Marius Billy, Swedish-Congolese musician, cultural ambassador, and human rights advocate
Marius Borg Høiby (born 1997), first child of Queen Mette-Marit of Norway
Marius Bourrelly (1820–1896), French poet and playwright
Marius Brenciu (born 1973), Romanian operatic tenor
Marius Bunescu (1881–1971), Romanian painter
Marius Cazeneuve (1839–1913), French stage magician
Marius Clore (born 1955), British-American molecular biophysicist and structural biologist
Marius Job Cohen, known as Job Cohen (born 1947), Dutch jurist and politician
Marius Constant (1925–2004), French composer and conductor
Marius Copil (born 1990), Romanian tennis player
Marius Crainic (born 1973), Romanian mathematician
Surname
Clinton Marius (1966–2020), 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
Marius, a character in the book The Letter for the King
Marius, a non-playable Mii opponent in the Wii series
Marius, the narrator of Diablo II
Marius of Britain, legendary king of the Britons during the Roman occupation
Marius Pontmercy, in Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables
Marius, protagonist of the novel Marius the Epicurean by Walter Pater
Marius Von Hagen, one of the four male leads in the otome game Tears of Themis
Marius Titus, the playable protagonist in the video game Ryse: Son of Rome
Marius de Romanus, one of the legendary ancient vampires in Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles