Chio
See also: chio
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Italian Chio, from Latin Chios, from Ancient Greek Χίος (Khíos).
Proper noun edit
Chio
- (dated) Synonym of Chios
- 1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 192:
- CHIO, Chios, Xio, or Scio, an Aſiatic iſland, lying near the coaſt of Ionia, in Natolia or Leſſer Aſia, about one hundred miles weſt of Smyrna. It is called by the Turks Sakiſaduci, and is about one hundred miles in circumference; being chiefly inhabited by Chriſtians of the Greek church, who are ſaid to have three hundred churches in the iſland... Chio is alſo the capital of the above iſland, ſituated on the eaſt coaſt...
- 1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 192:
Etymology 2 edit
From Cantonese 昭 (ciu1). This surname is mostly found in Macau.
Proper noun edit
Chio (plural Chios)
- A surname from Cantonese.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Chio is the 34539th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 655 individuals. Chio is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (56.95%), Hispanic/Latino (21.37%) and White (20.61%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chio”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 328.
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Chio f
- Chios (an island in Greece, in the eastern Aegean Sea)
Synonyms edit
- (an island in the eastern Aegaean Sea): Ethalia (obsolete), Machri (obsolete), Pithiusa (obsolete), Scio (dated)
Descendants edit
- English: Chio
Further reading edit
- Chio (isola) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʰi.oː/, [ˈkʰioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈki.o/, [ˈkiːo]
Proper noun edit
Chiō f