Comments for MARIUS:

A character from Victor Hugo's famed "Les Miserable" play is named Marius.

-- Morrigu  1/6/2005

Sorry, but Victor Hugo didn't write a play. He wrote a novel that was adapted into a musical. Marius is a character, though.

-- jc  8/4/2006

From Maris or Marios, an ancient Greek name. He fought in the Trojan war, son of the king of Lykia Amisodaros.

-- Damis  3/1/2005

Marius is also a character from Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, an ancient Roman vampire who watches over Those Who Must Be Kept.

-- Lost Muse  9/25/2005

Marius Müller-Westernhagen is one of the top rock singers in Germany.

-- vadelma  11/12/2005

The oldest son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway bears the name ''Marius''. He does not have any title.

-- Anonymous User  3/23/2006

Pronounced "MAR-ee-oos" (shortly)

-- Karcoolka  2/25/2008

Some say that Marius is the male form of Maria, which is the latin form of Mary.

-- bhmmf  6/22/2008

Marius is also an original Lithuanian name derived from Lithuanian word "marios" (sea) and means "the one, who is from the sea".

-- cougar_lt  6/25/2008

In Lithuania Marius is pronounced as Mah-roos with soft "u" (similar to the pronunciation of "u" in the French language).

-- cougar_lt  6/25/2008

Pronounced "MAHR-ee-us".

-- Emilie007  8/15/2008

Pronounced Ma-ree-oos.

MA -> with a clear "A"), like MA-MA. :)
REE -> clear and well pronounced "R", and "E" like "I" from "Idiot". :)
OOS -> like "oops!" without "p" :)

MA-REE-OOS! MA-RI-US!

-- Morega  8/15/2008

MARIUS is a Roman name. It is the true male form of MARIA. Actually it is derived directly from this name.

-- Morega  8/15/2008

Marius Goring was a famous 20th century English actor. His wife was German-born actress Lucie Mannheim, and he was often assumed to be of German origin too, but was as English as cheddar cheese.

-- Just Jonquil  7/6/2009

The German pronunciation is MAH-ree-uws. [noted -ed]

-- mafiosa  8/7/2009

The drummer from Daddysmilk is named Marius.

-- kylie78  8/12/2009

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