Elio Explained
| Elio |
| Pronunciation: | pronounced as /it/ |
| Gender: | Male |
| Language: | Italian |
| Related Names: | Hélio, Eliomar |
Elio is an Italian male given name.[1]
Origin
A name of dual origin, Elio is primarily a revival of Italian: Elio|label=none (Helios), the Greek god of the Sun.[1] Italian: Elio|label=none derives, through the Latin Helius, from the Ancient Greek Ἥλιος (Hélios), which is taken from the noun of the same and means "Sun".[2] It shares the same meaning as the Italian feminine name Italian: Sole|label=none, the Romanian masculine name Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: [[Sorin (given name)|Sorin]]|label=none and the Lithuanian feminine name Lithuanian: Saulė|label=none.
Elio is also believed to originate from the Roman cognomen Aelius (feminine Aelia), which was held by the emperor Hadrian and thus dates back to the 2nd century.[1] The origin is uncertain, perhaps Etruscan or perhaps from the Latin alius, "[an] other". Some sources trace its origin to the Greek Ἥλιος (Hélios),[3] a connection categorically rejected by others. The patronymic name Eliano is similarly derived from the Roman cognomen.
Elio may also be a hypocorism of other names such as Aurelio or Cornelio. In Italy, the name Elio occurs throughout and is promoted through the worship of saints with the name. There is also a feminine form, Èlia; however, to avoid confusion with the biblical masculine name Italian: Elìa|label=none (Elijah), it is generally replaced by Elina or Eliana.
Variants
- Masculine: Eleo, Elios
- Feminine: Èlia, Elea
Variants in other languages
- Catalan; Valencian: Heli,<ref name=albaiges>{{harv|Albaigès|1993|p=135
- Helius
- Polish: Heliusz
- Portuguese: [[Hélio]]
- Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Eliu
- Russian: link=no|Илий (Ilij)
- Spanish; Castilian: link=no|Helio,<ref name=albaiges/> Helios<ref name=albaiges/>
Name day
The name day can be celebrated on October 28 in memory of saint Helios, bishop of Lyon,[4] [5] or on July 18 in memory of saint Elio, deacon and bishop of Koper.[6] [7]
People with the given name Elio
- Elio Aggiano (born 1972), Italian cyclist
- Elio Altramura, Italian art director
- Elio Augusto Di Carlo (1918–1998), Italian ornithologist, historian and physician
- Elio Ballesi (1920–1971), Italian politician
- Elio Bartolini (1922–2006), Italian writer, screenwriter and poet
- Elio Battaglia (born 1933), Italian operatic baritone
- Elio Bavutti (1914–1987), Italian cyclist
- Stefano "Elio" Belisari (born 1961), Italian singer
- Elio Berhanyer (1929–2019), Spanish fashion designer
- Elio Bertocchi (1919–1971), Italian cyclist
- Elio Bianchi (born 1920), Italian footballer
- Elio Calderini (born 1988), Italian footballer
- Elio Capradossi (born 1996), Italian footballer
- Elio Castro (born 1988), Mexican footballer
- Elio Catola (born 1935), Italian athlete
- Elio Chacón (1936–1992), Venezuelan expatriate baseball player
- Elio Ciol (born 1929), Italian photographer and publisher
- Elio Costa (born 1940), Italian politician and magistrate
- Elio Cotena (born 1945), Italian boxer
- Elio Crovetto (1926–2000), Italian actor, comedian and television personality
- Elio Cruz (1931–2019), Gibraltarian playwright
- Elio de Angelis (1958–1986), Italian racing driver
- Elio De Anna (born 1949), Italian rugby union player and politician
- Elio De Silvestro (born 1993), Italian footballer
- Elio Di Rupo (born 1951), Belgian politician
- Elio Díaz (born 1962), Venezuelan boxer
- Elio Festa (born 1960), Italian cyclist
- Elio Filippo Accrocca (1923–1996), Italian poet, author, and translator
- Elio Fiorucci (1935–2015), Italian fashion designer
- Elio Fox, American poker player
- Elio García-Austt (1919–2005), Uruguayan neuroscientist
- Elio Gaspari (born 1944), Italian-born Brazilian writer and journalist
- Elio Gasperoni (born 1943), Sammarinese sports shooter
- Elio Germano (born 1980), Italian actor
- Elio Gerussi (1935–1988), Italian cyclist
- Elio Gnagnarelli (born 1946), Italian sports shooter
- Elio Guarisco (1954–2020), Italian writer, translator and Tibetan Buddhist scholar and Dzogchen practitioner.
- Elio Gustinetti (born 1955), Italian football manager
- Elio Guzzanti (1920–2014), Italian doctor and politician
- Elio Ibarra (born 1967), Italian boxer
- Elio Juárez (born 1942), Uruguayan cyclist
- Elio Lampridio Cerva (1463–1520), Ragusan poet and humanist
- Elio Leoni Sceti, Italian businessman
- Elio Lo Cascio (born 1948), Italian historian
- Elio Locatelli (1943–2019), Italian speed skater
- Elio M. García Jr. (born 1978), Cuban-American author
- Elio Marchetti (born 1974), Italian racing driver
- Elio Martusciello (born 1959), Italian experimental music composer and performer
- Elio Modigliani (1860–1932), Italian anthropologist and zoologist
- Elio Mora (born 1977), Paraguayan footballer
- Elio Morille (1927–1998), Italian rower
- Elio Morpurgo (1858–1944), Italian politician
- Elio Pace (born 1968), English singer-songwriter and pianist
- Elio Pagliarani (1927–2012), Italian poet and literary critic
- Elio Pandolfi (1926–2021), Italian actor
- Elio Pecoraro (born 1967), Italian footballer
- Elio Petri (1929–1982), Italian filmmaker
- Elio Pietrini (1939–2022), Argentine-born Venezuelan actor
- Elio Ragni (1910–1998), Italian athlete
- Elio Rinero (born 1947), Italian footballer
- Elio Roca (1943–2021), Argentine singer
- Elio Rodríguez (born 1962), Uruguayan footballer
- Elio Rojas (born 1982), Dominican Republican boxer
- Elio Romani (1920–1999), Italian chess player
- Elio Sasso Sant (born 1911), Italian canoeist
- Elio Schneeman (1961–1997), American poet
- Elio Sgreccia (1928–2019), Italian bioethicist and cardinal of the Catholic Church.
- Elio Shazivari (born 1985), Albanian footballer
- Elio Steiner (1904–1965), Italian actor
- Elio Toaff (1915–2015), Italian Orthodox Rabbi
- Elio Veltri (born 1938), Italian journalist and politician
- Elio Verde (born 1987), Italian judoka
- Elio Villafranca, Cuban jazz pianist and composer
- Elio Villate (born 1957), Cuban painter
- Elio Vito (born 1960), Italian politician
- Elio Vittorini (1908–1966), Italian writer and novelist
- Elio Zagato (1921–2009), Italian automobile designer, entrepreneur and racing driver.
- Elio Zamuto (born 1941), Italian actor
Fictional characters
Bibliography
- Book: Albaigès, Josep M.. Diccionario de nombres de personas. Edicions Universitat Barcelona. 1993. 84-475-0264-3.
- Book: De Felice, Emidio. Emidio De Felice. Nomi d'Italia. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. 1. Milan. 1978.
- Book: La Stella, T. Enzo. Santi e fanti - Dizionario dei nomi di persona. Zanichelli. 978-88-08-06345-8. Bologna. 2009.
- Book: Sheard, K. M.. Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names. 2011. Llewellyn Publications. 978-0-7387-2368-6.
Notes and References
- Web site: Elio. Behind the Name. 6 September 2022.
- Web site: Helios. Behind the Name. 25 March 2020.
- Web site: Aelius. Behind the Name. 25 March 2020.
- Web site: Sant' Elio di Lione. Santi, beati e testimoni. 6 September 2022.
- Web site: Saint Elius of Lyon. CatholicSaints.Info. 25 March 2020.
- Web site: Sant' Elio di Capodistria. Santi, beati e testimoni. 25 March 2020.
- Web site: Saint Elio of Kopar. CatholicSaints.Info. 25 March 2020.
