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Biagio
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Italian
Alternative forms
it Biagi Di Biagi as a surname
it Biagiotti as a surname
it Biaggio Di Biaggio as a surname
Etymology
Subseded the earlier and local variants it Blasi ~ it Blasio, it Biasi ~ it Biasio, it Jasi. Ultimately from it la-lat Blasius Blasi(us), the name of a 3rd–4th century Armenian saint, possibly Latinized from an it grc - name. Cognate with fr Blaise, nap Jasi, pt Brás, scn Vrasi, es Blas, and vec Biasio.
Pronunciation
Biàgio
Proper noun
m
it male Blaise,fr:Blaise
Derived terms
it Biagiotti Biasetto
See also
it Tomasi Tanasi Nastasi Baggio Bisio Bigio Placido