Biagio

Italian

Alternative forms

• Biagi, Di Biagi (as a surname)
• Biagiotti (as a surname)

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

Derived terms

• Biagiotti
• Biasetto

See also

• Baggio
• Bigio
• Bisio
• Nastasi
• Placido
• Tanasi
• Tomasi