How to write “Mario” in Korean
마리오 ma-ri-o
What Korean friends call you
- 마리오야 ma-ri-o-ya — a friend calling out to you (never to someone older)
- 마리오 씨 ma-ri-o-ssi — polite: someone you just met, or at work
Calling someone, Koreans add 아 after a final consonant and 야 after a vowel.
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Korean spellings of Mario
- 마리오 33 (100%)
Korean labels of 33 people named Mario on Wikidata (English-speaking countries), October 2026. Wikipedia leans to the official spelling.
Well-known people named Mario, as Wikidata writes them in Korean (November 2026):
- Mario Vargas Llosa — 마리오 바르가스 요사
- Mario Balotelli — 마리오 발로텔리
- Mario Draghi — 마리오 드라기
- Mario Puzo — 마리오 푸조
127,124 babies were named Mario in the US from 1960 to 2025, the 356th most common name.
Block by block
- 마 = ㅁ + ㅏ · 5 strokes
Also in 마: Michael 마이클 · Emma 엠마 · Jeremiah 제러마이아
- 리 = ㄹ + ㅣ · 4 strokes
Also in 리: Emily 에밀리 · Christopher 크리스토퍼 · William 윌리엄
- 오 = ㅇ + ㅗ · 3 strokes
Also in 오: Austin 오스틴 · Owen 오언 · Antonio 안토니오
마리오 takes 12 strokes in all.
More names: Mitchell 미첼 · Jimmy 지미 · Billy 빌리 · Sherry 셰리 · Calvin 캘빈
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