Mario

[mahr-ee-oh, mar-; Italian mah-ryaw]

noun

a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.

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Contemporary Examples of mario

At times, Mario Cuomo seemed to have the humility of a Jesuit and the goals of an emperor.
Mario Cuomo, Always Moving Us Toward the Light
Mike Barnicle
January 4, 2015
But the qualities Mario Cuomo brought to public life—compassion, integrity, commitment to principle—remain in short supply today.
President Cuomo Would’ve Been a Lion
Jonathan Alter
January 2, 2015
Mario Cuomo knew where he came from, and he never spoke down to the American people.
Mario Cuomo, a Frustrating Hero to Democrats, Is Dead at 82
Eleanor Clift
January 2, 2015
Harris was sentenced to 15 years in prison in Bedford, N.Y., but was granted clemency in 1993 by Gov. Mario Cuomo.
Headmasters Behaving Badly
Emily Shire
November 29, 2014
In May, the head of Guerreros Unidos, Mario Casarrubias Salgado, aka the Beautiful Toad, was arrested.
Mexico’s First Lady of Murder Is on the Lam
Michael Daly
October 29, 2014

Historical Examples of mario

You might as well tell me you could sing like Mario because you employ his hairdresser.
One Of Them
Charles James Lever
Baletti presented me to his father, who was known under the name of Mario.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
The brakes squealed and Mario bellowed at him from the road.
Image of the Gods
Alan Edward Nourse
"We don't need machinery to farm this land," said Mario eagerly.
Image of the Gods
Alan Edward Nourse
Mario looked quickly at the guard and as quickly away from him.
Criminal Negligence
Jesse Francis McComas