Arsenius (Latinized form) and Arsenios (Greek form) is a male first name. It is derived from the Greek word arsenikos (ἀρσενικός), meaning "male" or "virile". The name is especially prevalent among followers of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, as it is the name of several saints. Arsenius' name day is May 8 in Greece.
It may refer to:
Saint Arsenius the Great (c. 350 – 445), also known as Arsenius the Deacon, Arsenius of Scetis and Turah, and Arsenius the Roman
Saint Arsenius of Corfu, first bishop of Corfu, (died c. 959) one of the principal patron saints of Corfu
Patriarch Arsenius of Alexandria, patriarch of Alexandria from 1000 to 1010
Saint Arsenius of Latros, (c. 8th–11th century), feast day December 13
Saint Arsenije Sremac (died 1266), archbishop of Serbia
Arsenius Autoreianos (died 1273), patriarch of Constantinople
Saint Arsenius of Tver (died 1409), bishop of Tver, feast day March 2
Saint Arsenius of Konevits (died 1447), founder of Konevits Monastery, feast day June 12
Arsenije II, patriarch of Serbia 1457–1463
Arsenius Apostolius (c. 1468 – 1538), Greek scholar and Bishop of Monemvasia
Gualterus Arsenius (c. 1530 – c. 1580), instrument maker
Saint Arsenius of Suzdal (died 1627), archbishop of Suzdal, feast day April 29
Arsenije III Crnojević (1633–1706), patriarch of Serbia
Arsenije IV Jovanović Šakabenta (1698–1748), patriarch of Serbia
Arsenius Walsh (1804–1869), Irish Catholic missionary in Hawaii
Saint Arsenius of Paros (1800–1877), feast day January 31
Saint Arsenios the Cappadocian (1840–1924), god father and spiritual father of Saint Paisios of Mount Athos
Arsenius Stadnitsky (1862–1936), Archbishop and then Metropolitan of Novgorod from 1910 to 1933
Arsenios the Cave Dweller (1886–1983), Greek Orthodox monk and elder at Mount Athos
Arsenius Heikkinen (born 1957), Bishop of Joensuu of the Orthodox Church of Finland
Arsenios Kardamakis (born 1973), Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Austria
Variants
Armenian: Arsen
Georgian: Arsen
French: Arsène
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish: Arsenio
Kazakh: Arsen
Macedonian: Arsen
Polish: Arseniusz
Romanian: Arsenie
Russian: Arseny (Russian: Арсений, also transliterated as Arseni, Arseniy, Arsenij, Arsenii). The Russian surname Arsenyev is derived from it. The older form of this name is Arsentiy (Арсентий)
Serbian and other South Slavic languages: Arsenije and diminutives Arsen, Arsa
Lithuanian: Arsenijus
Hungarian: Arzén