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QUIRINUS

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Roman Mythology, Late Roman

Pronounced: kwi-RIEN-əs (English), kwi-REEN-əs (English)  [key]

Possibly derived from the Sabine word quiris meaning "spear". Quirinus was a Sabine and Roman god who was later identified with Mars. The name was also borne by several early saints.
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