Meaning and Origin of: Mauro

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Italian : Dark-skinned; a Moor

Boy name variations

Maury
Maure
Amaury

Family name origins & meanings

  • Italian (mainly southern) : from the personal name Mauro, derived from the Latin personal and ethnic name Maurus, meaning ‘Moor’, ‘North African’; or from the same word, mauro, applied as a nickname or ethnic name. Compare Moore 2 and 3.