Mario
BoyOf Hebrew origin, the masculine form of María (Mary), meaning "beloved by God".
Latin · Italian · Hebrew
Giovanni
Meaning
The Italian variant of Juan (John), of Hebrew origin, meaning "God is merciful".
Origin and History
- · The Italian form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan, "God is gracious". It is the Italian name of John the Baptist and John the Evangelist.
- · Giovanni Boccaccio and Giovanni Battista (the Baptist) are two very different references — literary and religious — for the same name.
Traits and personality
Under Pythagorean numerology, the initials G, P and Y map to the number 7: an introspective, analytical character, with a philosophical and spiritual bent. These are traditional readings, not a rule: everyone ends up becoming who they choose to be, whatever name they carry.
- Initial
- G
- Syllables
- 3
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