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The baby name Mauro is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Italian/Spanish: /ˈmauro/; English approximation: /ˈmaʊroʊ/ (MOW-roh).

Mauro is Latin, Portuguese, Spanish in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Latin, Portuguese, Spanish
Pronunciation: Italian/Spanish: /ˈmauro/; English approximation: /ˈmaʊroʊ/ (MOW-roh)

What is the meaning of the name Mauro ?

The baby name Mauro is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Italian/Spanish: /ˈmauro/; English approximation: /ˈmaʊroʊ/ (MOW-roh).

Mauro is Latin, Portuguese, Spanish in Origin.

Mauro is the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Latin Maurus, ultimately from Greek Mauros, a term once used for "a Moor," i.e., a person from Mauretania in North Africa, and by extension "dark, swarthy." The name's feminine counterpart is Maura. Close cognates include Mauricio (Spanish/Portuguese), Maurizio (Italian), Maurice/Moritz (French/German), and Maurus in ecclesiastical Latin; related short forms are Mauri and Mau.

Its European currency stems from early Christian devotion to Saint Maurus, the sixth-century disciple of Benedict of Nursia, which kept the name in liturgical calendars and medieval records, particularly in Italy and the Iberian Peninsula. While never ubiquitous, Mauro enjoyed steady 20th-century use in Italy and later in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking Latin America, buoyed by footballing and artistic bearers. Today it reads pan-Romance, compact, and recognizably traditional without feeling fusty.

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Mauro – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
SV 0 #11 1 283
AO Boys 0 #25 718 5,568
SV Boys 0 #28 1 352
AO 0 #30 52 2,729
IT Boys 0 #31 115,787 10,046
MT 0 #40 4 1,767
HN Boys 0 #52 1 749
MO 0 #52 1 2,706
Switzerland Boys 2024 #58 90 1,769
IT 0 #61 5,751 4,183
LU 0 #61 6 2,830
JP 0 #67 11 4,057
AL 0 #74 3 2,372
AR Boys 0 #75 3,368 7,628
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
UY Boys 0 #84 2,003 5,922
AR 0 #85 112 2,915
CN 0 #85 2 3,857
PT Boys 0 #91 1,181 7,951
Belgium Boys 2024 #96 93 401
UY 0 #98 84 2,477
BR Boys 0 #101 4,663 12,213
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
EC 0 #104 12 2,502
PH 0 #109 2 5,607
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
MU 0 #118 19 3,613
OM 0 #119 3 6,215
PA 0 #120 11 3,797
CY Boys 0 #130 2 3,473
MT Boys 0 #133 45 4,064
EC Boys 0 #134 138 3,322
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
HR Boys 0 #136 163 3,997
CL Boys 0 #137 2,940 13,390
BN Boys 0 #138 2 6,332
CO Boys 0 #138 6,179 15,656
PE Boys 0 #148 3,773 14,506
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
RS Boys 0 #153 2 2,277
CR 0 #160 6 5,526
LU Boys 0 #164 55 4,970
HU Boys 0 #167 8 3,954
MX Boys 0 #168 4,436 16,355
PR Boys 0 #171 8 2,508
PT 0 #172 79 4,161
HR 0 #174 8 2,081
MU Boys 0 #175 213 8,477
Sweden Boys 2021 #180 4 1,578
JP Boys 0 #180 122 7,909
CZ 0 #185 2 3,154
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
DK 0 #203 4 5,198
BR 0 #205 148 5,969
SI Boys 0 #205 7 3,402
AO Girls 0 #211 7 4,575
CL 0 #213 244 6,867
BO Boys 0 #214 809 9,244
GT Boys 0 #222 372 7,625
IR 0 #229 3 4,221
MO Boys 0 #233 2 5,842
CO 0 #248 300 7,768
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
NA Boys 0 #249 5 6,830
PE 0 #250 61 6,350
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
TW Boys 0 #254 3 7,111
BO 0 #258 124 6,868
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
GT 0 #267 48 5,948
GR Boys 0 #268 6 6,912
PA Boys 0 #275 248 9,305
IL 0 #281 2 6,291
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
AL Boys 0 #286 13 5,122
CZ Boys 0 #294 11 6,530
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
CR Boys 0 #299 220 10,188
Spain Boys 0 #300 1,313 5,610
Canada Boys 2021 #310 6 2,600
CN Boys 0 #310 10 9,639
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
MX 0 #319 95 8,339
PL Boys 0 #319 17 6,459
DK Boys 0 #326 7 7,401
PH Boys 0 #356 28 11,440
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
MU Girls 0 #361 2 8,539
NL 0 #365 27 2,481
Spain 0 #368 85 2,326
France Boys 2021 #373 15 2,865
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
EG 0 #412 1 6,387
Austria Boys 0 #421 22 2,180
OM Girls 0 #423 2 15,987
Germany 0 #424 14 2,542
SD Boys 0 #465 2 10,523
ZA 0 #467 8 14,421
PT Girls 0 #469 3 7,952
RU Boys 0 #494 12 12,621
UY Girls 0 #500 11 6,731
PA Girls 0 #518 1 9,861
GT Girls 0 #534 8 7,500
PS Boys 0 #536 13 10,655
HK Boys 0 #553 5 12,905
LY 0 #555 5 12,703
IR Boys 0 #558 8 10,162
AR Girls 0 #569 31 8,289
CM Boys 0 #572 4 12,054
CR Girls 0 #572 2 11,342
BH 0 #587 1 17,937
IL Boys 0 #587 21 10,983
BD Boys 0 #605 1 10,045
BO Girls 0 #646 6 9,488
Finland Boys 2026 #646 37 3,552
NL Boys 0 #653 310 5,873
SG Boys 0 #687 11 17,960
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
QA Boys 0 #692 16 18,093
IQ Boys 0 #693 5 13,071
Germany Boys 0 #744 210 5,697
United States Boys 2024 #767 126 7,044
KW Boys 0 #800 7 18,755
TN 0 #805 25 13,765
CL Girls 0 #838 14 14,098
EG Boys 0 #862 25 15,035
OM Boys 0 #870 12 17,948
BR Girls 0 #906 36 12,708
PE Girls 0 #908 36 14,861
IT Girls 0 #968 512 9,415
Spain Girls 0 #971 13 5,561
NG Boys 0 #998 4 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,004 6 14,742
SA Girls 0 #1,008 7 25,931
CO Girls 0 #1,034 45 16,140
AE Boys 0 #1,068 25 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,085 94 25,619
MA 0 #1,097 32 20,986
MX Girls 0 #1,153 31 17,781
DZ 0 #1,227 8 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,234 3 25,928
TR 0 #1,250 5 19,440
SA Boys 0 #1,534 81 28,008

Mauro is popular in 79 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Flanders, Belgium
Belgium
Switzerland
United States

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People also ask about Mauro

Mauro is predominantly a boy's name.
Mauro is a 2 syllable name, pronounced Italian/Spanish: /ˈmauro/; English approximation: /ˈmaʊroʊ/ (MOW-roh).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Maurus (Latin), Maura (feminine), Mauri (diminutive), Maurício (Portuguese), Mauricio (Spanish) and Maurizio (Italian).
Yes, very popular — Mauro ranked #58 in Switzerland in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 7 countries.
Mauro ranks highest in Switzerland (#58 in 2024).
Mauro's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #412 in 2011 to #373 in 2021 in France.