Mario dela Cruz de Leon
This name appears in A List of Philippine Baptismal Names, published in 1905.
Mario — given name (May 2021 #22), Spanish / Other, Derived from Mars, the god of war, or manly (Latin).
dela Cruz — mother's maiden surname, Spanish / Biblical, of the cross (Spanish).
de Leon — father's surname, Spanish, of León (a city/region in Spain) or of the lion (Spanish).
Mario is a spanish given name with dela Cruz (spanish) and de Leon (spanish).
Mario is a classic Spanish and Italian name of ancient Roman origin (Marius). In the Philippines, it became widely established during the Spanish colonial period and remains one of the most common male given names across multiple generations.
7 syllables. Initials MCL.
Mario ends on a vowel and dela Cruz starts the next syllable. That break is ordinary.
Usual stress in the Philippines: the first syllable. The score does not move because of where the stress falls.
Pairs naturally with two- or three-syllable first names ending in vowels to balance the nasal 'n' ending and the soft 'de' prefix.
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