Meaning: Possibly sun; two historical routes exist
The story
Elio can be a form of the Roman name Aelius or the Greek sun name Helios. The Aelius route has a less certain origin, so the sun interpretation should be tied to the intended name family.
Nicknames
- El
- Eli
Spellings & variants
- Helio
- Helios
Popularity
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
Climbing in the latest US data
Style
Origins
Elio comes from Italian.
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From Lucania in Italian; a separate Hungarian Lucia form
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Victory of the people, when short for Nicholas
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Origin uncertain; also short for names ending in enzo
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Form of the Roman family name Aemilius
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Fame; land, through Roland
Paolo
Small; humble, through Paul
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