Chio
See also: chio
English
Etymology 1
From Italian Chio, from Latin Chios, from Ancient Greek Χίος (Khíos).
Proper noun
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
From Cantonese 昭 (ciu). This surname is mostly found in Macau.
Proper noun
Chio (plural Chios)
- A surname from Cantonese.
Statistics
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chio”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 328.
Anagrams
- Choi
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈki.o/
- Rhymes: -io
- Hyphenation: Chì‧o
Proper noun
Chio f
- Chios (an island 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) IPA(key): /ˈkʰi.oː/, [ˈkʰioː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈki.o/, [ˈkiːo]
Proper noun
Chiō f
- dative/ablative of Chios