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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Marius m. Latin Marius, the name of a Roman gens, of uncertain origin.

The name of a 3rd C emperor of the Gallic empire.

Italy
Latin
1527 Marij (gen) Rome1527 p. 88
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Marius". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Marius.