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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Belisarius m. Ancient Greek Βελισάριος, of uncertain origin, prehaps Illyrian.

The name of a 6th C Byzantine general under Justinian, one of the 'Last of the Romans'.

Italy
Latin
1522x1532 Belisarius (nom) DSF p. 58, 36
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Belisarius". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Belisarius.