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Gender: Male Meaning of Dario: "kingly or possess well" Origin of Dario: Italian variation of Darius Dario's Popularity in 2018: #830

Dario Origin and Meaning

The name Dario is a boy's name of Italian origin meaning "kingly or possess well".

More creative and classier than Mario. It has regularly ranked near the bottom of the US Top 1000 over the last four decades. It does much better across the pond, and is especially popular in Italy, Spain, and Switzerland.

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Rank in US: #830
- this week

Famous People Named Dario

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Dario Marianelli, Italian film composer
Dario Argento, Italian filmmaker
(George) Dario Marino Franchitti, Scottish race car driver
Dario Šarić, Croatian basketball player
Darío Leonardo Conca, Argentine footballer
Dario Šimić, Croatian footballer
Dario Vidošić, Australian footballer
Dario Fo, Italian actor and playwright; winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
Dario Yazbek Bernal, Mexican actor

Pop Culture References for the name Dario

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Dario Brando, character in the manga/anime "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure"

Comments

Ship In A Bottle Says:

2017-04-17T01:50:12

Doesn't sound like Mario at all in Italian or Spanish. Dario is stressed on the 2nd syllable: /da'ri·o/ (dah-REE-oh); Mario is stressed on the 1st /'ma·rjo/ (MAH-ryoh). Dario has 3 syllables, Mario has 2.