Quirinus
Americannoun
noun
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Other confirmed actors in the series include Nick Frost as the affable groundskeeper Rubeus Hagrid, Luke Thallon as professor Quirinus Quirrell and Paul Whitehouse as caretaker Argus Filch.
From BBC ● May 27, 2025
Quirinus was the name of the deified Romulus, the founder of Rome.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
What’s more, Caesar had his own statue added to the Temple of Quirinus, the founder of Rome.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
I myself have been warned by Quirinus not to attempt Greek verse.
From Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman by Frank Justus Miller
Probably after having been concealed in the house of Quirinus the deacon, their bodies were buried in the cemetery or catacomb of Pontianus, outside the present Porta Portese, on the northern bank of the Tiber.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur
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