Paio

See also: paio

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Paaio, from Latin Pelagius, from Ancient Greek Πελάγιος (Pelágios), from πελάγιος (pelágios, “of the sea”), from πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”). Compare Galician Paio.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpaj.u/ [ˈpaɪ̯.u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpaj.o/ [ˈpaɪ̯.o]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpaj.u/

Homophone: paio
Hyphenation: Pai‧o

Proper noun

Paio m

a male given name, equivalent to English Pelagius

Related terms

Sampaio

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