# Marius (name)

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Male given name and surname

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

**Marius** is a male name, a [Roman](/source/Roman_Empire) [family name](/source/Nomen_gentilicium), and a modern [given name](/source/Given_name).

The name Marius was used by members of the Roman *[gens](/source/Gens)* [Maria](/source/Maria_gens). It is thought to be derived from either[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] the Roman war god [Mars](/source/Mars_(mythology)) or from the [Latin](/source/Latin) root *mas* or *maris* meaning "male". It may also derive from the Latin word *[mare](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mare)* meaning "sea", the plural of which is *maria*.

In Christian times, it was [syncretized](/source/Syncretism) as a masculine form of the unrelated feminine given name [Maria](/source/Maria_(given_name)), from the [Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language) [Miriam](/source/Miriam_(given_name)), [Aramaic](/source/Aramaic_language) variant [Mariam](/source/Mariam_(disambiguation)), 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](/source/Greek_language) name [Marios](/source/Marios) (Μάριος), the [Italian](/source/Italian_language) and [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language) name [Mario](/source/Mario_(given_name)), the [Polish](/source/Polish_language) name [Mariusz](/source/Mariusz), the [Portuguese](/source/Portuguese_language) name [Mário](/source/Mario_(given_name)) and the [Catalan](/source/Catalan_language) name Màrius are all derived from Marius.

## People

Notable people with the name include:

### Romans

- [Gaius Marius](/source/Gaius_Marius) (157–86 BC), Roman general

- [Gaius Marius the Younger](/source/Gaius_Marius_the_Younger) (ca. 110/108–82 BC), son of Gaius Marius

- [Gaius Marius Victorinus](/source/Gaius_Marius_Victorinus) (4th century AD) Roman philosopher

- [Marcus Aurelius Marius](/source/Marcus_Aurelius_Marius), (d. AD 269), Gallic Emperor

- [Marcus Marius (quaestor 76 BC)](/source/Marcus_Marius_(quaestor_76_BC)) ([fl.](/source/Floruit) 76 BC), Roman quaestor and proquaestor

- [Marcus Marius Gratidianus](/source/Marcus_Marius_Gratidianus) (d. 82 BC), Roman praetor

- [Marius Maximus](/source/Marius_Maximus) (fl. early 3rd century AD), Roman senator and biographer of Emperors

### Given name

- [Marius Aiyenero](/source/Marius_Aiyenero) (born 2008), Canadian soccer player

- [Marius Ambrogi](/source/Marius_Ambrogi) (1895–1971), French fighter pilot in both World Wars

- [Marius Amundsen](/source/Marius_Amundsen) (born 1992), Norwegian footballer

- [Marius Antonescu](/source/Marius_Antonescu) (born 1992), Romanian rugby union player

- [Marius Bianchi](/source/Marius_Bianchi) (1823–1904), French politician

- [Marius Billgobenson](/source/Marius_Billgobenson) (born 1966), born Marius Billy, Swedish-Congolese musician, cultural ambassador, and human rights advocate

- [Marius Borg Høiby](/source/Marius_Borg_H%C3%B8iby) (born 1997), first child of Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway

- [Marius Bourrelly](/source/Marius_Bourrelly) (1820–1896), French poet and playwright

- [Marius Brenciu](/source/Marius_Brenciu) (born 1973), Romanian operatic tenor

- [Marius Bunescu](/source/Marius_Bunescu) (1881–1971), Romanian painter

- [Marius Cazeneuve](/source/Marius_Cazeneuve) (1839–1913), French stage magician

- [Marius Clore](/source/Marius_Clore) (born 1955), British-American molecular biophysicist and structural biologist

- Marius Job Cohen, known as [Job Cohen](/source/Job_Cohen) (born 1947), Dutch jurist and politician

- [Marius Constant](/source/Marius_Constant) (1925–2004), French composer and conductor

- [Marius Copil](/source/Marius_Copil) (born 1990), Romanian tennis player

- [Marius Crainic](/source/Marius_Crainic) (born 1973), Romanian mathematician

- [Marius Langballe Dalin](/source/Marius_Langballe_Dalin) (born 1966), Norwegian politician

- [Marius Ebbers](/source/Marius_Ebbers) (born 1978), German footballer

- [Marius Gabriel](/source/Marius_Gabriel) (born 1954), South African author

- [Marius Girard](/source/Marius_Girard) (1838-1906), French poet

- [Marius Goring](/source/Marius_Goring) (1912–1998), English actor

- [Marius Grigonis](/source/Marius_Grigonis) (born 1994), Lithuanian basketball player

- [Marius Grout](/source/Marius_Grout) (1903–1946), French writer

- [Marius Haas](/source/Marius_Haas) (born 1945), German journalist and diplomat

- [Marius Hasdenteufel](/source/Marius_Hasdenteufel) (1894–1918), French World War I flying ace

- [Marius Jouveau](/source/Marius_Jouveau) (1878–1949), French poet

- [Marius Kižys](/source/Marius_Ki%C5%BEys) (born 1982), Lithuanian footballer

- [Marius Könkkölä](/source/Marius_K%C3%B6nkk%C3%B6l%C3%A4) (born 2003), Finnish footballer

- [Marius Louw](/source/Marius_Louw) (born 1964), South African author

- [Marius Lăcătuş](/source/Marius_L%C4%83c%C4%83tu%C5%9F) (born 1964), Romanian footballer

- [Marius von Mayenburg](/source/Marius_von_Mayenburg) (born 1972), German actor

- [Marius Mercator](/source/Marius_Mercator) (about 390–451), Latin Christian ecclesiastical

- [Marius Mircu](/source/Marius_Mircu) (1909–2008), Romanian journalist and memoirist

- [Marius Mitrea](/source/Marius_Mitrea) (born 1982), Romanian–Italian rugby union referee

- [Marius Müller-Westernhagen](/source/Marius_M%C3%BCller-Westernhagen) (born 1948), German musician and actor

- [Marius Nasta](/source/Marius_Nasta) (1890–1965), Romanian physician and scientist

- [Marius Michel Pasha](/source/Marius_Michel_Pasha) (1819-1907), French architect and lighthouse builder

- [Marius Petipa](/source/Marius_Petipa) (1819–1910), French-Russian ballet dancer and choreographer

- [Marius Roustan](/source/Marius_Roustan) (1870-1942), French politician.

- [Marius Russo](/source/Marius_Russo) (1914–2005), American baseball player (pitcher)

- [Marius Sestier](/source/Marius_Sestier) (1861–1928), French cinematographer

- [Marius Sheya](/source/Marius_Sheya), Namibian politician

- [Marius Söderbäck](/source/Marius_S%C3%B6derb%C3%A4ck) (born 2004), Finnish footballer

- [Marius Trésor](/source/Marius_Tr%C3%A9sor) (born 1950), French footballer

- [Marius Tucă](/source/Marius_Tuc%C4%83) (born 1966), Romanian journalist and TV host presenter

- [Marius Urzică](/source/Marius_Urzic%C4%83) (born 1975), Romanian gymnast

- [Marius Yo](/source/Marius_Yo) (born 2000), Japanese–German singer

### Surname

- [Clinton Marius](/source/Clinton_Marius) (1966–2020), South African performer and writer

- [Richard Marius](/source/Richard_Marius) (1933–1999), American Reformation scholar

- [Simon Marius](/source/Simon_Marius) or Simon Mayr (1573–1624), German astronomer

- Simon Marius or [Simon Mayr](/source/Simon_Mayr) (1763–1845), German composer

## Fictional or legendary characters

- Marius, a character in the book *[The Letter for the King](/source/The_Letter_for_the_King)*

- Marius, a non-playable [Mii](/source/Mii) opponent in the *[Wii](/source/Wii_(video_game_series))* series

- Marius, the narrator of *[Diablo II](/source/Diablo_II)*

- [Marius of Britain](/source/Marius_of_Britain), legendary king of the Britons during the Roman occupation

- [Marius Pontmercy](/source/Marius_Pontmercy), in Victor Hugo's novel *Les Misérables*

- Marius, protagonist of the novel *[Marius the Epicurean](/source/Marius_the_Epicurean)* by Walter Pater

- Marius Von Hagen, one of the four male leads in the otome game *[Tears of Themis](/source/Tears_of_Themis)*

- Marius Titus, the playable protagonist in the video game *[Ryse: Son of Rome](/source/Ryse%3A_Son_of_Rome)*

## See also

- [Maria gens](/source/Maria_gens)

- [Mario (given name)](/source/Mario_(given_name))

- [Marius (disambiguation)](/source/Marius_(disambiguation))

- [Mariusz](/source/Mariusz)

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