Mario name meaning

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Updated: March 15th, 2024
Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl
Origin: Latin
Usage: Gujarati, Hindi, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Greenlandic, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian
Pronunciation: mar-ee-oh
Meaning: Of the Sea or Sailor, Bitter, King-ruler, Warlike, Manly, From the God Mars, The End, Final, Warring, Male and Sea
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What does Mario mean?

Originated from Latin, Well-Known and All time favorite Mario bestowed upon both boys and girls used in Hindi, Finnish, Gujarati, Danish, German, Norwegian, Italian, Swedish, Greenlandic, Portuguese and Spanish, Mario means "Of the Sea or Sailor, Bitter, King-ruler, Warlike, Manly, From the God Mars, The End, Final, Warring, Male or Sea".

Mario is derivative of Marius. Marius is variant form of durable and celebrated Mario. Marius is masculine variant of [Maria. Marius's meaning is Mars and Male is originated from Latin. Also Mario is form of Marianus in Spanish and Italian languages..

Also Mario is Portuguese and Italian cognate of Mark. It is celebrated on January 19th.

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How do I pronounce Mario?

The proper pronunciation of three syllabled Mario is mar-ee-oh.

Variants of Mario

Demario, Marion, Maria, Mariam, Mariamne, Mirjam, Marie, Mary, Marius, Damario, Marianus, Mark, Marian, Marcus, Maleko, Mark Anthony

Names that rhyme with Mario

How popular is the name Mario?

Mario was among the popular names in United States. Since emerging in 1897 around 146117 babies have been given the given name. At the peak of its usage in 1980, it ranked 102nd when 2936 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys.

However after 187 years, the name is on free fall on the charts but still going strong on charts. In addition to that, the moniker has been in the top 500 baby names an amazing 111 times Also, Mario is a popular in Spain where over 45161 new-borns have been given the name since 2002.

At the peak of its usage in 2013, 3575 boys were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 8th position. Moreover, the name has been to the top 10 baby names 6 times Also, a popular name in Italy having over 18027 recievers in 15 years of usage.

When at its peak in 1999, it ranked 44th when 1384 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys. Moreover, the given name has been to the top 50 baby names 15 times

Mario is common in France where over 16492 new-borns have been given the name since 1900.

Presently the name is rising, in 1957, the moniker grabbed the 94th spot and 459 baby boys were given the name. Also, Mario used to be a common name in Switzerland, first appeared in 1998 and over 1165 babies have been given the name in 21 years.

At the peak of its usage in 1999,. However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 21 years.

Mario is a familiar baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 500 names.

Recently in 2017, 95 babies were given Mario and it reached its peak ranking, 443 on boy names chart. Over 1138 people have been named Mario in England and Wales. Mario is an uncommon baby name in Ireland, even after 26 years of use, it could not make it big.

Over 116 babies in Ireland have been named Mario. During its 24 years of usage in Belgium, it had made up to just the top 500 boy names. There are over 334 babies that have been given the name Mario in Belgium.

However things change on global perspective, Mario is extremely popular in Mexico where every 1 in 200 have the name as well as in, Brazil, Argentina, Philippines, Guatemala, Colombia, Germany, Chile and Peru.

Also the baby name is popular in Mozambique, Bolivia, Ecuador, Canada, Angola, Cuba, Venezuela, Honduras, Paraguay, El Salvador, Guinea-Bissau, Costa Rica, Croatia, Nicaragua, Portugal, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Puerto Rico, Indonesia, Egypt, East Timor, Austria, Madagascar, South Africa, Panama, Netherlands, England, Haiti, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Bulgaria.

At least, 4590000 people globally have carried Mario as their given name according to our estimate.

YearBoysGirls
RankBirthsRankBirths
20183251018
20173071129
20163051150
20152841287
20142691363
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Mario in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands426522112993
Finland1050138345

What numbers say about Mario?

Instead of running over people on your way to success, you teach them how to find their own path and how to succeed. You can turn from the excessive thinker into a careless child in no time. Allow yourself to think more freely. Planning is what keeps your mind in shape. You never get tired from trying to be better than you were yesterday. You have the ability to predict things before they happen thanks to your strong intuition.

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  •  Boriska - Used specifically in Finnish noteworthy, Boriska is used as a gender-neutral name is rooted from Latin. Boriska is Finnish equivalent of Boris
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Famous people named Mario

  • Mario Berlinguer, Italian lawyer and politician
  • Mario Mutis, bass player
  • Mario Lanza, American tenor of Italian ancestry
  • Mario Jurić, Croatian astronomer
  • Mario R. Ramil, Associate Justice of the Hawaii State Supreme Court and was the second Filipino American
  • Mario Davidovsky, Argentine-American composer
  • Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Italian composer, pianist and writer
  • Mario Ancona, leading Italian baritone and master of bel canto singing
  • Mario Scelba, Italian Christian Democratic politician
  • Mario Alinei, Italian linguist and professor emeritus at the University of Utrecht
  • Mario Lavista, Mexican composer, writer and intellectual
  • Mario Pei, Italian-American linguist and polyglot
  • Mario Pilati, Italian composer
  • Mario Più, Italian professional disc jockey
  • Mario Yedidia, American film actor and political coordinator
  • Mario Monteforte Toledo, Guatemalan writer, dramatist, and politician
  • Mario Francesco Pompedda, Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and the Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura for the Roman Curia
  • Mario Mantovani, Italian politician
  • Mario Lozano, United States Army specialist, best
  • Mario Biondi, Italian writer, poet, literary critic
  • Mario Jeckle, German computer scientist
  • Mario Michel, Saint Lucian lawyer and politician and since 2009 has been a judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
  • Mario Praz, Italian-born critic of art and literature
  • Mario Sammarco, Italian operatic baritone noted for his acting ability
  • Mario Philip Azzopardi, Canadian/Maltese television and film director and writer
  • Mario Frick, former Head of Government of Liechtenstein and attorney-at-law
  • Mario Masuku, leader of the People's United Democratic Movement
  • Mario Theissen, former BMW Motorsport Director and was team principal of BMW Sauber
  • Mario Garavaglia, Argentine physicist
  • Mario Bettinus, Italian Jesuit philosopher
  • Mario di Calasio, Italian Minorite friar
  • Mario Moretti, Italian terrorist
  • Mario Minniti, Italian artist active in Sicily after 1606
  • Mario Mazzacurati,
  • Mario Torelli, contemporary scholar of Italic archaeology and the culture of the Etruscans
  • Mario Liverani,
  • Mario Pergolini, Argentine journalist
  • Mario Benazzi, Italian zoologist
  • Mario Guilloti, retired Argentine boxer,
  • Mario García Menocal, 3rd President of Cuba, serving from 1913 to 1921
  • Mario Benzing, because of the period's fascist Italian laws
  • Mario Carli, Italian poet, novelist, essayist, diplomat
  • Mario Bachand, member of the first wave of the FLQ
  • Mario Bunge, Argentine philosopher
  • Mario J. Molina, Mexican-born American chemist
  • Mario Runco Jr., Mario Runco Jr
  • Mario Capecchi, Italian-born American molecular geneticist and a co-winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering a method to create mice
  • Mario Pieri, Italian mathematician
  • Mario Conti, Roman Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of the Metropolitan see of Glasgow
  • Mario Livio, Israeli-American astrophysicist and an author of works that popularize science and mathematics
  • Mario Botta, Botta designed his first buildings at age 16
  • Mario Puzo, American author, screenwriter and journalist
  • Mario Morales, former Puerto Rican basketball player
  • Mario Lemieux, Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins
  • Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian writer, politician, journalist
  • Mario Ernesto Sánchez, Cuban actor
  • Mario Mendoza, Mexican former professional baseball infielder

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