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ArchivesRe: What's the real origin of the name Belisarius?
in reply to a message by Erin
It comes from the byzantine greek name Belisarios, latinazed in Belisarius. Its origin is uncertain. It could be Illyrian, from belizar, white prince. Or it could come from bélos, greek for arrow. That's everything I was able to find about it.
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There seems to even be a Germanic hypothesis. It could come from *bilis, little sword and *harja, army.
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