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Lamario

♂ Boy

How to Pronounce Lamario

Pronounced luh-MAR-ee-oh /ləˈmɑr.i.oʊ/Medium

Meaning: Lamario is a coined name pairing the fashionable 'La-' prefix with Mario, the Italian form of Marius. Mario is traditionally linked either to the Roman family name Marius or to Mars, the god of war; Lamario borrows that recognizable ending while the 'La-' opening marks it as a modern African-American coinage in the pattern of Lamar and Demario.Low

In 30 seconds: Lamario is a coined name blending 'La-' with Mario, in the family of Lamar and Demario. It was a musical boy's name of the nineteen-eighties (said 'luh-MAR-ee-oh').
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Origin LowAmerican
MeaningLamario is a coined name pairing the fashionable 'La-' prefix with Mario, the Italian form of Marius. Mario is traditionally linked either to the Roman family name Marius or to Mars, the god of war; Lamario borrows that recognizable ending while the 'La-' opening marks it as a modern African-American coinage in the pattern of Lamar and Demario.
U.S. rank (2023)#13347 ↘ Falling
2023 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1987
Total births (all-time)≈ 578
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198719732023

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Lamario joins the trendy La- prefix to Mario, following the same recipe as Lamar and Demario. It is a modern invented name rather than an inherited one.

It appears from about 1973 and peaks faintly near 1987, with a thin tail running into the two-thousand-twenties. It was always rare, a melodic member of the 'La-' name family.

Did you know? The Mario tucked inside Lamario carries an old Roman pedigree, tied either to the name Marius or to the war-god Mars - a classical echo inside a very modern coinage.
Overall data confidence 45%
References - Lamario / Mario — Coined 'La-' + Mario; African-American naming

Variations

LamarDemarioLamarcoLemario

Nicknames

MarioLam

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If you like Lamario…

Demario— a same-pattern 'De-/La-' coinage on Mario
Lamar— the shorter 'La-' name in the same family
Mario— the recognizable root Lamario elaborates
Damario— a near-identical prefixed coinage

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Lamario mean?

Lamario is a coined name joining the 'La-' prefix with Mario, itself of Roman origin.

How do you pronounce Lamario?

It's said luh-MAR-ee-oh /ləˈmɑr.i.oʊ/ - four syllables, stress on the second.

Is Lamario a boy or girl name?

Lamario has been used as a boy's name.

How popular is Lamario?

Lamario has always been rare, a coined 'La-' name seen mainly in the eighties.

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