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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.

France
Latin
814 Marius (nom) StVdM-II F2
Middle French
1418 Mariot DdB1418 p. 198
Italy
Latin
1527 Marij (gen) Rome1527 p. 88
1401 Mariotto (abl) SDHK no. 15739; 1490 Mariotti (gen) VitAs2 I; 1505 Mariottus (nom) ibid. VI; 1521 Mariocti (gen) ibid. III, Mariocto (abl) ibid. III, Mariotti (gen) ibid. I, Mariotto (abl) ibid. IV
Italian
1513x1521 Mario LeoX p. 25
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Marius". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Marius.