do you pronounce it marry-oh or MAAAH-ri-oh?

Question

Super Mario.

Answer 1

I pronounce it "Maaah-ri-oh.

Answer 2

I pronounce it MAH-rio.

Answer 3

I pronounce it MAH rio.

Answer 4

I say Mar-re-oh

Answer 5

I'm British so marry-oh. 

Answer 6

It's Italian, so the A is not A as in APPLE, but pronounced AH.  Most languages pronounce the A as AH.  Now the R, is a rolled R in Italian, which means it basically sounds like a light D.  Mah-dee-o. Put the name in Google Translate (Italian to English or English to Italian) -- but click on the Italian side to hear its original pronunciation

https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=gdLFX6z...