Maio as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Maio

What is the meaning of the name Maio ?

The baby name Maio is a Unisex name , 23 syllables long and is pronounced {'Portuguese': "ˈmaj.u (approx. 'MY-oo')", 'Italian': "ˈmaj.o (approx. 'MAH-yo' or 'MY-oh')", 'Japanese': "ma.i.o (approx. 'MAH-ee-oh')", 'English_approximation': 'MY-oh or MAI-oh'}.

Maio is Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese in Origin.

Maio traces to Latin Maius, the month of May, named for the Roman goddess Maia, patron of growth and spring. In Portuguese and Galician, Maio is the standard word for May and occasionally functions as a given name; in Italian it appears chiefly as a surname (Maio, Di Maio) ultimately from the same source, alongside the month-name Maggio. The name therefore carries the senses May, springtime, and by association growth or new beginnings.

As a given name, Maio is rare but attested: a notable bearer is the 12th‑century Sicilian statesman Maio of Bari. Today it sees sporadic, often unisex use in Lusophone communities and among families with Italian heritage, sometimes chosen for children born in May or with ties to Cape Verde’s island of Maio. Related forms and variants include Maia, Maya, May, Mayo (Sp./Eng.), Majo, and Italian Maggio as a cognate surname.