Bixio

Italian

Etymology

Ligurian bixio (“gray, grey”), now spelled bixo, probably from Vulgar Latin *bysseus, from Latin byssus (“linen”). Compare variants adapted in pronunciation, such as Bisio. Doublet of bigio.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbik.sjo/
  • Rhymes: -iksjo
  • Hyphenation: Bì‧xio

Proper noun

Bixio m or f by sense

  1. a surname from Ligurian
    Nino Bixio (1821–1873), Italian patriot
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