Masculine

Biagio

Sentences
Meaning

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

Synonyms

Biagino

Biaggio

Translations

Blasius

Blasius

Bras

Βλάσιος

Blasius

Frequency

34k
Hyphenated as
Bià‧gio
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbja.d͡ʒo/
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.

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