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 [ 2 syll. mau-ro, ma-uro ] The boy name Mauro is pronounced as MAORow KEY. Mauro is used chiefly in the Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese languages, and it is derived from Latin origins. Derived from the element 'maurus' meaning swarthy, dark skinned, moor. Maurus (Latin) is an older form of Mauro. The name was borne by a dozen early saints. The name Maura (English, Irish, German, Italian, and Spanish) is the female form of Mauro. Mauro is a variant of the name Maurice (English and French) in the Spanish language. Maurilio (Italian pet form) is a variant of Mauro. Mauro is uncommon as a baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1974, 0.004% of baby boys were given the name Mauro. Its ranking then was #995. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity, and is today of sporadic use. In 2008, within the group of boy names directly linked to Mauro, Maurice (English and French) was the most popular. Baby names that sound like Mauro include Manar (Arabic), Marar (African), Mari (Slovenian), Maurey (English), Mauri (Finnish), Maurie (English and Spanish), Maury (English), Mayer (Hebrew), Merri (French), Merry (English), Meyer (Hebrew), Miro (Finnish and Slavic), Monro (English), Monroe (English), Moray (Scottish), Morey (English), Morie (English), Morrie (English), Morry (English), and Munir (Arabic and German). KEY: English pronunciation for Mauro: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"   |
