Gender: Masculine
Origin: Latin
Meaning: “dark-skinned.”

The name is a Spanish and Italian form of the Latin male name, Maurus, which may have been originally used as a nickname for someone with dark hair or a dark complexion.

The name was borne by numerous saints.

Currently, Mauro is the 58th most popular male name in Belgium, (2008). His rankings in other countries are as follows:

• # 83 (Croatia, 2010)
• # 336 (Netherlands, 2010)

Other forms of the name include:

• Mawr Маўр (Belarusian)
• Maur (Catalan/Czech/French/Polish/Slovak)
• Mauro (Croatian/Dutch/German/Italian/Portuguese/Spanish)
• Mór (Hungarian)
• Maurus (Latin)
• Mavr Мавр (Russian/Ukrainian)
• Mauru (Sardinian)

A feminine form is Maura.