Ancient Greek origin
Source-reportedSubseded 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.
Sources for this account (4)
- Wiktionary: BiagioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: BiagioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Russian Wiktionary: BiagioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Turkish Wiktionary: BiagioCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

