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Mário

Latin roots

Language contexts for this entry: Portuguese, Danish, Slovak

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masculineLatin script

/ˈma.ɾju/ · Portuguese (Brazil)

Origin: Latin
3 language contexts: Portuguese Danish Slovak
Follow the evidence: 8 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Mário

Mário is a masculine given name documented in Portuguese, Danish and Slovak. English Wiktionary traces it to Latin Marius.

Latin origin

Source-reported

Learned borrowing from Latin Marius. By folk etymology seen as a masculine form of Maria.

Sources for this account (6)

Wiktionary: MárioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: MárioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: MárioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: MárioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: MárioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: MárioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

02 / Across borders

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Language records

Documented as a given name in Portuguese.

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03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

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04 / Through time

History

Historical scholarship

Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.

1884From the archives
Mario— “of Mars”
From Mars again came Marius, the fierce old warrior of terrible memory; but who, in the form of Mario, is supposed by the Italians to be the masculine of Maria, and used accordingly.[54]
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part IV, Chapter II (Latin Prænomina), Section III (Marcus) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Mário Zagallo
1931–2024
Brazilian footballer (1931–2024)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Mário Soares
1924–2017
President of Portugal (1924–2017)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Mário Fernandes
born 1990
Brazilian-Russian professional footballer
Wikipedia Wikidata source
João Mário
born 1993
Portuguese association football player
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Mário Rui
born 1991
Portuguese association football player
Wikipedia Wikidata source

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q18193880CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: MárioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: MárioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: MárioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: MárioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: MárioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: MárioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Historical referencesOriginal texts and their publication details1

Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part IV, Chapter II (Latin Prænomina), Section III (Marcus)Public domain (Project Gutenberg) · rev. 2023-03-30 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Mário

Mário is a masculine given name documented in Portuguese, Danish and Slovak. English Wiktionary traces it to Latin Marius.

Latin origin

Source-reported

Learned borrowing from Latin Marius. By folk etymology seen as a masculine form of Maria.

Sources for this account (6)

Wiktionary: MárioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: MárioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: MárioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: MárioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: MárioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: MárioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Where Mário is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Mário’s connections around the world.

0 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

Portugal

Language records

Documented as a given name in Portuguese.

Explore Portugal

3 of 3 countries

History

Historical scholarship

Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.

1884From the archives
Mario— “of Mars”
From Mars again came Marius, the fierce old warrior of terrible memory; but who, in the form of Mario, is supposed by the Italians to be the masculine of Maria, and used accordingly.[54]
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part IV, Chapter II (Latin Prænomina), Section III (Marcus) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Mário Zagallo
1931–2024
Brazilian footballer (1931–2024)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Mário Soares
1924–2017
President of Portugal (1924–2017)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Mário Fernandes
born 1990
Brazilian-Russian professional footballer
Wikipedia Wikidata source
João Mário
born 1993
Portuguese association football player
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Mário Rui
born 1991
Portuguese association football player
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q18193880CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: MárioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: MárioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: MárioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: MárioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: MárioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: MárioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Historical referencesOriginal texts and their publication details1

Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part IV, Chapter II (Latin Prænomina), Section III (Marcus)Public domain (Project Gutenberg) · rev. 2023-03-30 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Mário

Latin origin

Where Mário is used

Across borders

Portugal

Popularity over time

History

Historical scholarship

Notable bearers

Mário Zagallo

Mário Soares

Mário Fernandes

João Mário

Mário Rui

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Mário

Latin origin

Where Mário is used

Across borders

Portugal

Popularity over time

History

Historical scholarship

Notable bearers

Mário Zagallo

Mário Soares

Mário Fernandes

João Mário

Mário Rui

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page