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Can someone please give me an English meaning for this name.
Blasius
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Blasius is a latin name that in italian stands for Biagio, but I don't know what is the english equivalent.
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This site lists an 'amercanization' of Biagio as William or Bill
http://www.conigliofamily.com/ItalianNames.htm
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William, in realtà, dovrebbe essere il corrispondente inglese di Guglielmo (e non di Biagio), se non sbaglio.
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