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Rio - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Rio

[ 2 syll. rio, ri-o ] The boy name Rio is pronounced as RIYow KEY. Rio's origin, as well as its use, is in the Spanish language. The name Rio means river.

Rio is not commonly used as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Rio include Arrio, Aureo (Spanish), Rorie (Irish and Scottish), Rory (English, Irish, and Scottish), Ruairí (Irish and Scottish), Rui (Portuguese), Rais (Arabic), Ray (English), Rey (Spanish and English), Roar (Scandinavian), Roi (French), Rowe (English), Roy (English, Dutch, French, German, and Scottish), Ruari (Irish), Ruy (Spanish), Ry (English), and Rye (Polish).

KEY: English pronunciation for Rio: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"


 
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Meaning of Rio