Chio

See also: chio

English

Etymology 1

From Italian Chio, from Latin Chios, from Ancient Greek Χίος (Khíos).

Proper noun

Chio

1. (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...

Etymology 2

From Cantonese 昭 (ciu1). This surname is mostly found in Macau.

Proper noun

Chio (plural Chios)

1. A surname from Cantonese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Chio is the 34539^th 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

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chio”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 328.

Anagrams

• Oich, Choi

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.o/
• Rhymes: -io
• Hyphenation: Chì‧o

Proper noun

Chio f

1. Chios (an island in Greece, in the eastern Aegean Sea)

Synonyms

• (an island in the eastern Aegaean Sea): Ethalia (obsolete), Machri (obsolete), Pithiusa (obsolete), Scio (dated)

Descendants

• English: Chio

Further reading

• Chio (isola) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰi.oː/, [ˈkʰioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈki.o/, [ˈkiːo]

Proper noun

Chiō f

1. dative/ablative of Chios