Quick answer
Mário is a boy name.
Pronunciation: Italian /ˈmaː.rjo/; Spanish /ˈma.ɾjo/; German /ˈmaː.ʁi̯o/.
Meaning and history
Italian and Spanish form of Marius. Famous bearers include American racecar driver Mario Andretti (1940-) and Canadian hockey player Mario Lemieux (1965-). It is also borne by a Nintendo video game character, a moustached Italian plumber, who debuted as the playable hero of Donkey Kong in 1981. Spelled マリオ (Mario) in Japanese Katakana, he was reportedly named after Mario Segale (1934-2018), an American businessman who rented a warehouse to Nintendo.
Notes and context
Usage: italian, spanish, german, croatian