Mario
Meaning: Its source is Marius, a Latin name meaning "Manly."
Languages: This boy's name is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.
Nickname For: Mariano
Compound Forms: Marvic
Popularity: The name Mario ranked 166th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 143rd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.
Narrative: Like Marcus, this name may have derived from that of Mars, the Roman god of war.
Some authorities suggest the Latin word mare (meaning ''the sea'') could be the source. This would mesh well with the practice in some cultures of choosing this name to honor Jesus' mother, Mary, whose name may come from the same source.
Arts and Music
- Mario Davidovsky
- 1971 Pulitzer Prize winner for Music Composition (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Music)
Miscellaneous
- Mario Andretti (born 1940)
Race-car driver.
- Twin brother of Aldo Andretti (see list of Famous Twins and Triplets)
- Mario G. Obledo
American lawyer and civil-rights leader.
- 1988 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
Science and Philosophy
- Mario Runco, Jr. (born 1952)
American astronaut.
- Astronaut on Atlantis (1991), Endeavour (1993, 1996) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
- Mario Molina
American scientist known for his studies of aerosol products and their effect on the ozone layer.
- 1995 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, with Paul Crutzen and Sherwood Rowland (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
Sports
- Mario Andretti (born 1940)
Race-car driver.
- 1969 Indianapolis 500 winner (see list of Indianapolis 500 Winners)
- 1967 Daytona 500 winner (see list of Daytona 500 Winners)
- Member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame for Open Wheel (see list of Members of the Motorsports Hall of Fame)
- ''Super'' Mario Green
American basketball player.
- Harlem Globetrotter (see list of The Harlem Globetrotters)
- Mario Lemieux
Canadian hockey player.
- 1988, 1993 Hart Trophy winner (see list of Hart Trophy Winners)
- 1988-89, 1992-93, 1996-97 Art Ross Trophy winner (see list of Art Ross Trophy Winners)
- 1985, 1996 Calder Memorial Trophy winner (see list of Calder Memorial Trophy Winners)
- ''Super'' Mario Reiter (born 1970)
Austrian athlete.
- 1998 Olympic alpine skiing gold medal winner for Downhill Combined (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Downhill Skiing)
Stage and Screen
- Mario Mareno Reyes (Cantinflas) (born 1935, died 1990)
Mexican actor.
- On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
- Mario Lanza (born 1921, died 1959)
American opera singer and actor. Original name: Alfredo Arnold Cocozza.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
The Literary World
- Mario Puzo (born 1920, died 1999)
American novelist.
- Wrote The Godfather (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
Teasing Nicknames:
- Mar Mar
- Mario Andretti
- Mario Brothers
- Mario Farrio
- Scario
- Barrio Mario
- Super Mario
Meaning: Its source is a Latin expression meaning "Dedicated to Mars."
Languages: This girl's name is used in Italian and Spanish.
Popularity: The name Mario ranked 2157th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is usually reserved for boys. In part, it could owe its place on the US Census popularity list to incorrectly filled-out census forms.
Narrative: Mars was the Roman god of war, known to the Greeks as Ares.
In Homer's Iliad, the god is portrayed as a whining bully. To the world-conquering Romans he was a more desirable figure, as is demonstrated by the numerous Latin-based names dedicated to Mars.
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