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Rio - name meaning, origin|
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The boy's name Rio \rio\ is pronounced REE-oh. It is of Spanish origin, and its meaning is "river". Place name; independent name and short form of names ending with -rio. Rio de Janiero, Brazil, which means "January river" in Portuguese. The Rio Grande is the boundary river between Texas and Mexico, and its name means "big river" in Spanish.
Rio has 1 variant form: Reo.
Baby names that sound like Rio are Roy, Rai, Raj, Ray, Rae, Rei, Rey, Ruy, Roe, Row, Roi and Rye.
Rio is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#13665 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)
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