The story behind Mario
Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Mario, both of which coming from Latin Marius.
Other language forms and explanations (4)
Dutch entry
Borrowed from Italian Mario.
Italian entry
From Latin Marius. By folk etymology seen as a masculine form of Maria.
Spanish entry
From Latin Marius. By folk etymology seen as a masculine form of Maria.
Tagalog entry
Borrowed from Spanish Mario.
Pronunciation
US: /ˈmɑɹioʊ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- England: /ˈmaɹiəʊ/
- England: /ˈmɑːɹiəʊ/
- US: /ˈmæɹioʊ/
- Mary–marry–merry merger: /ˈmɛɹioʊ/
- Australia: /ˈmɐːɹiəʉ/
- Australia: /ˈmæɹiəʉ/
- Scotland: /ˈmaɾeo/
- Dutch: /ˈmaː.ri.oː/
- Italian: /ˈma.rjo/
- Spanish: /ˈmaɾjo/
- Spanish: [ˈma.ɾjo]
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ˈmaɾjo/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ˈmaɾ.jo]
Popularity
Mario ranked #438 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Mario
Manlio
Learned borrowing from Latin Mānlius. Learned borrowing from Latin Mānlius. Learned borrowing from Latin Mānlius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Marco
From Romance Marco (Italian Marco, Portuguese Marco, Spanish Marco). From Latin Mārcus, from an earlier adjectival form *martcus (“pertaining to Mars”), from the name of the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Mário
Learned borrowing from Latin Marius. By folk etymology seen as a masculine form of Maria.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Marzio
From Latin Mārtius (“pertaining to Mars”), derived from Mārs.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Mateo
From Spanish Mateo, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū). Doublet of Matthew. Borrowed from Latin Matthaeus,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Mauro
Borrowed from Latin Maurus. Doublet of mouro /moiro. Borrowed from Latin Maurus. Doublet of moro, which was inherited. Ultimately from Latin Maurus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Mario
Abílio
Perhaps from Latin abilius (“not vindictive”). Possibly related to Abelardo.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abraham
Middle English Abraham English Abraham From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Absalom
From Hebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם (avshalóm, literally “father of peace”), from אָב (av, “father”) + שָׁלוֹם (shalom, “peace”). Learned borrowing from Latin Absālōm, from Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Mario
Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length