Masculine

Biagio

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

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.

Related words

Biagino

Biaggio

Blasius

Błażej

Blasius

Bras

Βλάσιος

Blasius

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