Mario - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Mario \m(a)-

is pronounced MAR-ee-oh. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "manly". From Marius. Also used as masculine form of Mary (Latin) "star of the sea" and variant of Mark. See also Mariano. New York governor Mario Cuomo; chef Mario Batali.

Mario has 3 variant forms: Marianus, Marius and Meirion.

Baby names that sound like Mario are Mareo, Maro, Maurio and Morio.

Mario is a very common first name for men (#143 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#28669 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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