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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Marianus m. A derivative of Latin Marius.

The name is sometimes treated as a masc. of Mariana (cf. Mary and Mary-Anne). In the early Christian era, Marianus was also treated as an adjective meaning 'of Mary'.

Finland
Early Modern Swedish
● 1582 Mareina (nom) Audén1980 p. 172
Italy
Latin
● 1505 Marianus (nom) VitAs2 VI; 1522x1532 Marianus (nom) DSF p. 52, 30; 1527 Mariani (gen) Rome1527 p. 89
Italian
● 1513x1521 Mariano LeoX p. 15
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Marianus". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Marianus.