Save Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek (Latinized) Scripts Ἄρειος(Ancient Greek) Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Latinized form of the Greek name Ἄρειος (Areios), derived from the name of the Greek god Ares. Arius was a 4th-century Christian theologian, the founder of the doctrine known as Arianism (which was condemned as heretical in his lifetime). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantAreiosOther Languages & CulturesĀrijs(Latvian) User SubmissionArius Categories theophoric names