Quirinus
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Latin Quirinus, in Roman mythology a Sabine god of war and an epithet of Janus, of uncertain origin. It may be related to Latin quiris 'spear'.
The name of an early African saint, a 2nd C Italian saint, a 3rd C Italian saint, a 4th C Croatian saint, and a 4th C Italian saint who may be the same as the previous.
- Belgium
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- Dutch
- ● 1597x1598 Quiryns (gen) BoonenGes p. 350
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1326 Quirini (gen) Friuli-14thC no. 438;
1369 Quirini (gen) Livi 249
- The Netherlands
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- Dutch
- ● 1560 Quiryn MagMiddelburg-1560;
1561 Quiryn ibid.;
1562 Quiryn ibid.;
1563 Quiryn ibid.;
1564 Quiryn ibid.;
1565 Quiryn ibid.;
1567 Quiryn ibid.;
1568 Quiryn ibid.;
1569 Quiryn ibid.;
1570 Quiryn ibid.;
1571 Quiryn ibid.;
1572 Quiryn ibid.;
1585 Quiryn ibid.;
1588 Quiryn ibid.;
1589 Quiryn ibid.;
1591 Quirin ibid.;
1592 Quiryn ibid.;
1593 Quiryn ibid.;
1594 Quiryn ibid.;
1595 Quiryn ibid.;
1596 Quiryn ibid.;
1597 Quiryn ibid.;
1598 Quirin ibid.;
1599 Quiryn ibid.
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Quirinus". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Quirinus.