Meaning and background
The story behind Marino
Marino has several surname routes around Italy and Iberia. The Dictionary of American Family Names records an Italian personal-name source through Latin Marinus and Italian places called Marino. It separately treats Spanish and Galician Mariño as a sailor occupation. The sea association therefore belongs to a particular documented route rather than explaining every family. A dog’s family tribute is clearer when its intended Italian, Spanish or Galician background is recorded.
- Origin
- Italian personal-name or habitational surname; Spanish/Galician Mariño also has a sailor-occupation route. Source
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About Marino
Recorded as a dog’s name
Marino appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/mɚinoʊ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/mɚinoʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 2M ER0 IY1 N OW0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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