Sergio

  • [ SER-jo (Italian), SER-khyo (Spanish) ]
  • Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of SERGIUS.

SERGIUS   male   Ancient Roman
Roman family name, possibly meaning "servant" in Latin but most likely of unknown Etruscan origin. Saint Sergius was a 4th-century Roman officer who was martyred in Syria with his companion Bacchus. They are the patron saints of Christian desert nomads. Another saint by this name (in the Russian form Sergey) was a 14th-century Russian spiritual leader. The name was also borne by four popes.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Sergius
ARMENIAN: Sargis, Sarkis
BULGARIAN: Sergei, Sergej, Sergey
CATALAN: Sergi
FRENCH: Serge
ITALIAN: Sergio
POLISH: Sergiusz
PORTUGUESE: Sérgio
ROMANIAN: Serghei, Sergiu
RUSSIAN: Sergei, Sergej, Sergey
SPANISH: Sergio
UKRAINIAN: Serhiy