Message: "How would you pronounce MARIUS?"

[Opinions] How would you pronounce MARIUS?

by asujakin

2/25/2008, 9:09 AM

Hi there!

Just wanted to ask you something. How would you pronounce the name MARIUS and where do you live?

I'm asking, cuz I want to know if the name is pronounced differently in different countries or parts of the US...

edit: the correct Latin pronounciation would be "Mah-ree-ous" and that's how the Germans pronounce it (we live in Germany) so I was just wondering how you would pronounce it.

Thanks for now!

#pronunciation

This message was edited 2/25/2008, 9:13 AM

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- Mrs Claire (Miss Claire)

3/1/2008, 10:41 AM

Either Latin mah-ree-oos, or French mah-ryuys...

- Jasmine (guest)

2/25/2008, 2:58 PM

Mare-ee-us

- Eilis (Suibhne)

2/25/2008, 12:41 PM

MARE-ee-us in an English context, MAHR-ee-us in any other. Either makes sense to me depending, again, on context.

- Flute (meganmichele)

2/25/2008, 12:13 PM

I've always said it MARE-ee-us, or MARRY-us when I say it quickly. I have no idea it that's right or not. I guess I could see saying it MAR-ee-us, too.

- Sabrina Fair (tigerlilly)

2/25/2008, 12:09 PM

mar-ee-us

- Kate

2/25/2008, 11:08 AM

I'm from the USA and I pronounce it MA-ree-us (Mary + us). I could pronounce it MAH-ree-oos if I was told the person pronounced their named that way.

- Jonquil

2/25/2008, 10:59 AM

The famous British actor Marius Goring was marry-uhs.

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- Starving Artist

2/25/2008, 10:44 AM

I live in Midwest USA. I pronounce it Mare-ee-us, although that's because the only place I've heard it pronounce is in Les Mis.

I like the name!

- Fer (jc)

2/25/2008, 10:37 AM

I prn it as they do in Les Miserables

That is, Mah-ree-ous, which is the "correct Latin."

- ToveTer

2/25/2008, 10:15 AM

I pronounce it MAH-ree-oos. I pronounce it so in every language I know - in Finnish, German, Russian, English and Swedish.
I suppose that in France it's something like mah-ree-UYS. (In a Frensh telenovela I watched once figured a Marius, lol))

- gorgeouslyexile (guest)

2/25/2008, 10:08 AM

I pronounce it like "Mah-ree-ous"

- GasolineAllie

2/25/2008, 10:04 AM

I'm in Texas, and I'd pronounce it MAIR-ee-us. The only Marius I've known was a MA-ree-oos, though, so I'm flexible about this name.

- Mireio (Anna21)

2/25/2008, 9:30 AM

I'd pronounce it differently depending on the country that I'm in / where the person is from, but in the UK (where I'm from): MA-ree-us

- Atheling

2/25/2008, 9:26 AM

Short A, so pretty much "marry us" run together. :)

I'm in Britain btw.

- Elinor (Elly747)

2/25/2008, 9:23 AM

Ma-ree-uss

(Scotland)

- Karcoolka

2/25/2008, 9:19 AM

mah-ri:oos

- Sophie (eurythmic)

2/25/2008, 9:12 AM

I live in the UK and would pronounce it MA-ree-uhs

S xx

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