What does Mario mean?

Mario means "Mars; male, manly, virile; sea; war-like, dedicated to Mars; gleaming"

How do we pronounce Mario?

Mario \ma-rio, mar-io\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Mario is pronounced MAARYow (Italian, Spanish) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Mario: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)"

What is the origin of Mario?

Mario is of Latin origin. It is used mainly in the Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, English, French, and German languages. In addition, Mario is a familiar form (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish) of the name Marianus name variations. Mario a derivative (English, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish) of the Dutch, English, French, German, Romanian, and Scandinavian Marius meaning and origin. Mario a derivative (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish) of the English, Dutch, Russian, and Scandinavian Mark pronounciation. Derivatives of Mario comprise the English Demario pronounciation, the name Mareo meaning and origin, the name Mareon definition, the name baby name Mariano, the name Marion meaning and origin, the name Marios name variations, the name what does the name Mariun mean, the name name Marius, the name name Marrio meaning, and the name Maryon name popularity. See also the related forms, the Spanish Damario meaning and origin and the name nicknames for Jamario. Mario is popular as a baby boy name. The name jumped in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1980s. At the modest peak of its usage in 1980, 0.158% of baby boys were given the name Mario. It was #103 in rank then. The baby name has declined in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #208 with a usage of 0.083%. Out of the family of boy names directly linked to Mario, baby name Mark was the most popular. It was 41% more commonly used than Mario in 2010.

The following famous people share the name Mario:

  • Author Mario Puzo, born October 15, 1920 - July 2, 1999, Manhattan, New York
  • Singer Mario Vazquez, The Bronx, New York
  • TV Personality Mario Lopez, born 10 October 1973, San Diego, California.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Mario:

the Hebrew name Ma'or meaning, the name meaning of Maenar, the name what does the name Maenor mean, the name short names for Mahear, the name Maheir pronounciation, the Arabic, Hebrew, and Turkish nicknames for Mahir, the name name Mahyar meaning, the name Mahyr definition, the name Maier meaning and origin, the name Mainar meaning, the name Mainor name variations, the name Mamorew name, the name name Mamoroo meaning, the name Mamorou meaning and origin, the Arabic baby name Manar, the Hebrew Maor meaning of name, the African name Marar, the name Marayo meaning and origin, the Slovenian Mari name, and the name Maro meaning of name.

The baby name Mario fun facts:

The name Mario in reverse order is "Oiram".

The numerological value of the name Mario is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Mario?

Mario is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.07%
20130.08%
20120.08%
20110.08%
20100.09%
20090.10%
20080.11%
20070.11%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames