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MARIUS
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Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, French, Romanian
Pronounced: MER-ee-əs (English), MAR-ee-əs (English) [key]
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Roman family name which was derived either from MARS, the name of the Roman god of War, or else from the Latin root mas, maris meaning "male". Gaius Marius was a famous Roman consul of the 2nd century BC. Since the start of the Christian era, it has occasionally been used as a masculine form of MARIA. |
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