Elio

Where Elio comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Elio.

  • Vowel-ended
Elio through the years
  1. 1908
    Elio Vittorini born
    Italian writer and novelist
  2. 1912
    First appearance
    #1,885 among boys with 8 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1951
    Elio Di Rupo born
    Belgian politician
  4. 2025
    Peak, #388
    818 babies named Elio, the most in any year.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes
  • Elio Di Rupo · Belgian politician, born 1951
  • Elio Vittorini · Italian writer and novelist, 1908–1966
  • Elio de Angelis · Italian racing driver, 1958–1986
  • Elio Petri · Italian filmmaker, 1929–1982
  • Elio Sgreccia · Catholic cardinal, 1928–2019

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.