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Manlio - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Manlio

[ syll. ma-nlio, man-l-io ] The boy name Manlio is pronounced MAENLiyow KEY. Manlio is of Latin origin and it is predominantly used in the Italian language. The first name is derived from the Roman family name Manlius (Latin) or its earlier form Manilius (Latin), which was borne by a prominent patrician family from Tusculum. The family name is from the Latin given name Manius, which could be from either mane ('morning') or man ('good'). A well-known member of the family was the 4th century Marcus Manlius Capitolinus, a Roman consul who led a garrison resisting an attack by the Gauls. The name was also bestowed upon one of the sons of the Italian military and political leader Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882).

Manlio is an irregularly used baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Manlio include Manoel (Portuguese), Manolo (Italian and Spanish), Manual (English), Manuil (Russian), Manuyil (Russian), Mawuli (Ewe), Mihailo (Slavic and Ukrainian), Mihaly (Hungarian), Mihály (Hungarian), Aemilio (Spanish), Malloy (Irish), Manley (English), Manly (English), Manuel (English, German, Portuguese, and Spanish), Manuele (Italian), Manuelo (Italian and Spanish), Mauli, Melo (Spanish), Mihail (Greek, Romanian, and Slavic), and Mihal (Hungarian).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Manlio: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"


 
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Meaning of Manlio