The name Dario is a boy's name of Italian origin meaning "kingly or possess well". Dario is ranked #830 on our popularity charts and is often added to lists like Unique Baby Names Ending In O and discussed in our forums with posts like "Boys Drop 2 Add 1 pick a favor that can't be dropped".
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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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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.