Biagio

Italian

Etymology

Subseded the earlier and local variants Blasi ~ Blasio, Biasi ~ Biasio, Jasi. Ultimately from Late Latin Blasi(us), the name of a 3rd–4th century Armenian saint, possibly Latinized from an Ancient Greek name. Cognate with French Blaise, Neapolitan Jasi, Portuguese Brás, Sicilian Vrasi, Spanish Blas, and Venetan Biasio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbja.d͡ʒo/
  • Rhymes: -adʒo
  • Hyphenation: Bià‧gio

Proper noun

Biagio m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Blaise or French Blaise

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