Surname · also Ligurian
Bisio
“gray, grey”
Bisio is a surname, probably from Ligurian (ultimately Latin). It is used in Italian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bisio probably goes back to Ligurian bixio, meaning “gray, grey.”
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Where it comes from
Bisio probably comes from Ligurian, and ultimately from Latin.
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How it developed
Probably from Ligurian bixio (“gray, grey”), from Vulgar Latin *bysseus, from Latin byssus (“linen”).
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Bisio’s family of names
In Italian usage, Bisio as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with BIGIO. In Greek usage, Bisio as a surname is a transliteration of Μπίσιο.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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