Marius

Where Marius comes from

From Latin Marius, a Roman family name probably derived from Mars. By folk etymology seen as a masculine form of Maria.
— Wiktionary's entry for Marius
  • Latin
Along the way
  1. 1818
    Marius Petipa born
    French-Russian ballet dancer and choreographer
  2. 1881
    Debut at its peak, #866
    #866 among boys with 5 babies — the first year it was published, and still its best.
  3. 1883
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 1950
    Marius Trésor born
    French footballer
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin.
Namesakes
  • Marius Petipa · French-Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, 1818–1910
  • Marius Trésor · French footballer, born 1950
  • Marius Wolf · German footballer, born 1995
  • Marius Stankevičius · Lithuanian footballer, born 1981
  • Marius Lăcătuș · Romanian footballer, born 1964

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.