The baby name Marsilio is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced mar-SIL-yoh (Italian IPA: /marˈsiːljo/).
Marsilio is Italian in Origin.
The baby name Marsilio is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced mar-SIL-yoh (Italian IPA: /marˈsiːljo/).
Marsilio is Italian in Origin.
Marsilio is an Italian masculine name from medieval Latin Marsilius, formed on the theonym Mars with the Roman gentilic suffix -ilius. Its meaning is “of Mars,” “devoted to Mars,” or more broadly “warlike,” reflecting the Roman god’s associations with valor and protection as well as warfare. The name circulated in Italy from the Middle Ages onward, especially in learned and civic contexts.
Use was cemented by figures such as the political theorist Marsilius of Padua (Marsilio da Padova) and the Renaissance philosopher Marsilio Ficino. Variants and related forms include Italian Marsiglio (medieval/Tuscan), Latin Marsilius, Portuguese Marsílio, and archaic French Marsile; the surname Marsili shares the same root. Cognates that draw on the Mars stem include Marco/Marcus, Marcello/Marcellus, Marzio, and Martino/Martin. Marsilio remains uncommon today but retains a cultivated, humanist aura in Italian and broader Romance-language traditions.
| Marsilius of Padua Marsilius of Padua, born Marsilio Mainardi, was an Italian scholar and political thinker best known for Defensor pacis. Living around 1275 to the 1340s, he became famous for arguing that political authority should be independent from church control. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,311 | 161 | 10,046 |
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