Given name & surname · also Ancient Greek
Hélio
“sun”
Hélio is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Proto-Hellenic. It is used in Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hélio goes back to Ancient Greek ἥλῐος, meaning “sun.”
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Where it comes from
Hélio comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Proto-Hellenic.
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How it developed
From Ancient Greek Ἥλῐος, from Ancient Greek ἥλῐος (“sun”), from Proto-Hellenic *hāwélios.
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Hélio’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Hélio has a conventional equivalent in the French form Hélie.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Hélio
- Hélio CastronevesBrazilian racecar driverborn 1975
- Hélio GracieBrazilian practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu1913–2009
- Hélio VarelaCape Verdean footballerborn 2002
- Hélio dos AnjosBrazilian footballer and head coachborn 1958
- HelinhoJoga bonitoborn 2000
- Hélio PintoPortuguese footballerborn 1984
- Hélio SousaPortuguese football player/managerborn 1969
- Hélio OiticicaBrazilian visual artist (1937-1980)
- HélioBrazilian association football playerborn 1986
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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