Mario Pascua Zamora
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).
Pascua — mother's maiden surname, Spanish / Biblical, Easter or Passover (Spanish).
Zamora — father's surname, Spanish, habitational name from the city or province of Zamora in Spain.
Mario is a spanish given name with Pascua (spanish) and Zamora (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 MPZ.
Mario ends on a vowel and Pascua starts the next syllable. That break is ordinary.
Usual stress in the Philippines: the first syllable.
Pairs naturally with one-syllable or two-syllable first names to balance its melodic three-syllable cadence.
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