Marius - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Marius \m(a)-rius\ is a variant of Mario (Latin) and Mark (Latin), and the meaning of Marius is "manly; dedicated to Mars".

The baby name Marius sounds like Mars, Moris and Maurus. Other similar baby names are Darius, Jarius, Marcus, Markus and Marinus.

Marius is an uncommon first name for men but a somewhat common last name for both men and women (#62096 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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