English

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Etymology

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From Latin Belisarius, from Byzantine Greek Βελισάριος (Belisários).

Proper noun

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Belisarius

  1. (history) a general of the Byzantine Empire, who was instrumental to Emperor Justinian's ambitious project of reconquering much of the Mediterranean territory of the former Western Roman Empire, which had been lost less than a century previously

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Latin

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Etymology

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Probably from Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *bilją (axe) + *harjaz (army).

The name was in use in Galicia (Spain) and Portugal during the Early Middle Ages, where it left some place names (Belesar, Belsar), but was not used in Catalonia in the Mediterranean, so it can rather be Suevic [Term?].

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Proper noun

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Belisārius m (genitive Belisāriī); second declension

  1. Belisarius (Roman general)
  2. a male given name from Proto-Germanic, equivalent to English Belisarius

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Belisārius Belisāriī
Genitive Belisāriī Belisāriōrum
Dative Belisāriō Belisāriīs
Accusative Belisārium Belisāriōs
Ablative Belisāriō Belisāriīs
Vocative Belisārie Belisāriī

Descendants

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  • Galician: Belesar, Belsar

References

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  • Piel, Joseph M., Kremer, Dieter (1976) Hispano-gotisches Namenbuch, Heidelberg: Carl Winter - Universitätsverlag, →ISBN, p. 99.
  • Jordi Bolòs i Masclans, Josep Moran (1994) Repertori D’Antropònims Catalans: (RAC), Volum 1[1], Institut d'Estudis Catalans, →ISBN