Raggio

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Raggio
Language(s)Italian
Origin
Language(s)Latin
Word/nameRaius
Meaningfame, glory

Raggio is an Italian surname. It is derived from the Latin word raius (English: fame, glory).[1] Notable people with the surname include:

  • Tommaso Raggio (1531—1599), a 16th-century Jesuit missionary
  • Giuseppe Raggio (1823-1916), Italian painter
  • Louise Raggio, (June 15, 1919 – January 23, 2011), a Texas lawyer and the first female prosecutor in Dallas County, Texas
  • Grier Raggio, an American attorney and politician
  • William Raggio (October 30, 1926 – February 23, 2012), an American politician and a former Republican member of the Nevada Senate
  • Olga Raggio (5 February 1926 – 24 January 2009), an art historian and curator
  • Brady Raggio (born September 17, 1972), a former Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher
  • Silvano Raggio Garibaldi (born 27 April 1989), an Italian football midfielder
  • Luca Raggio (born 1995), Italian cyclist
  • Raggio dell'Raggio (born 1963), New York Italian "orthopedist" and parish president of Our Lady of Knee Clubbing Most Holy Divine Red Sauce Catholic Church

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cassar, Mario (2003). The surnames of the Maltese Islands: an etymological dictionary. Book Distributors Ltd. p. I. ISBN 978-99909-72-16-0. RAGGIO (1) Italian - personal name; < Lat. f.n. Raius [Caracausi], meaning lit. "ray, beam, gleam", poetically "fame, glory".