| [ syll. sa-ve-rio, sav-er-io ] The boy name Saverio is pronounced SEYVIYRiyow KEY. Saverio is of Basque origin and it is used mainly in Italian. Saverio is a variant of Xavier (English, French, and Spanish). Saverio is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1914 with 0.005% of baby boys being named Saverio. Its ranking then was #996. The baby name has since slipped in popularity, and is currently of sporadic use. Among the group of boy names directly related to Saverio, Xavier (English, French, and Spanish) was the most regularly used in 2007. Baby names that sound like Saverio include Severo (Italian), Spiro (Greek and Slavic), and Spyro (Greek). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Saverio: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"
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