Mario Lim Arellano
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).
Lim — mother's maiden surname, Chinese, forest or woods (Chinese / Hokkien).
Arellano — father's surname, Spanish, habitational name from Arellano in Navarre, Spain (derived from Latin Aurelianus / estate of Aurelius).
Mario is a spanish given name with Lim (chinese) and Arellano (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 MLA.
Mario ends on a vowel and Lim 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.
A one- or two-syllable first name balances the four-syllable rhythm of Arellano smoothly.
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