Mariano

• Spanish:/maɾjano/○(machine-generated) model-generated
• Portuguese:/mɐɾiɐno/○(machine-generated) model-generated

Readings marked model-generated were transcribed by a model; the others are quoted from the dictionary named.

Attested across 15 languages in the etymology graph.

Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Mariano, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.

• Alejandro
• Lorenzo
• Emilio
• Javier
• Luis

From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.

Mariano is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Philippines, United Kingdom, Spain

  Languages: English, Dutch

  Also written Mariãno, Märîänö, Mariäno, Märïänö, Mārīāñõ

• French given name7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Spain, United States, Italy

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Măřĩăňõ, Mârîänõ, Màrìànò, Måriâńõ, Mariaño

• a separate name2 spellings in the group

  Also written Maríano

• German given name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Germany, United States, Spain, Italy

  Also written Maeriaenoe, Märiänö

• Lao given name12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Laos, Thailand, Philippines, Peru

  Languages: Lao, Thai

  Also written มาริอาโน, มารีอาโน, Mârîâńô, Maríano, M̶a̶r̶i̶a̶n̶o̶

• Croatian given name15 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Croatia, Peru, Spain, United States

  Languages: Croatian, Bulgarian, Serbian

  Also written Marijano, Мариано, Mąrīąno, Marìano, Маријано

• Polish given name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Poland, Spain, United States, Italy

  Also written Mârîanô, Märïåńö

67 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Mariano is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• From the Roman family name Mariadnus, ultimately from Mars, the Roman god of war. Feminine form: Mariana.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• From Latin; a derivative of Marius (see main dictionary). Feminine form: Mariana.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In Portuguese, Marian (relating to Virgin Mary)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Italian, forma ital. de Marianus; pode indicar hab. de localidades chamadas Mariano

  as a name·Dicionário dos sobrenomes italianos

• In Italian, Patronimico; in apparenza da Maria e Mario, ma di etimologie diverse. S. Mariano martire (10 dicembre).

  as a name·Dizionario Dei Nomi e Cognomi Italiani

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Mariano Rumorb. 1915ITItalian politician (1915-1990)
• Mariano Rajoyb. 1955ESSpanish politician (born 1955)
• Florian Thauvinb. 1993FRnot in their usual nameFrench footballer (born 1993)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

96 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 45 countries.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

What does the name Mariano mean, and where does it come from?

from the personal name Mariano, from the Latin family name Marianus (a derivative of the ancient personal name Marius, of Etruscan origin). Recorded by Dictionary of American Family Names.

What are other forms of the name Mariano?

In the etymology graph, Mario, Marian and Marijan are forms of the same name in other languages.

How do you pronounce Mariano?

It depends on the language: in Spanish /maɾjano/; in Portuguese /mɐɾiɐno/. Transcriptions are machine-generated except where a dictionary is named.

Is Mariano a male or female name?

Mariano is a male name. National registers that list it by sex list it as male: Spain (INE), Brazil (IBGE, 2022), United States (Census Bureau, 2020) and Ecuador (INEC, 2024), among others.

Which countries have the most people named Mariano?

Mondonomo estimates about 102 thousand people named Mariano in Argentina, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled mariano. After it come Mexico, Philippines, Spain and Peru; the country table on this page ranks them.

How common is the name Mariano?

In Spain, the national register counted 38,416 people named Mariano, about 1 in 1.3 thousand residents.

How common is Mariano compared with other names?

In Argentina, Mariano is the 152nd most common given name of 119,825 given names recorded there.