Cassio as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Cassio

What is the meaning of the name Cassio ?

The baby name Cassio is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'english_ipa': '/ˈkæsioʊ/', 'english_respelling': 'KASS-ee-oh', 'italian_ipa': '/ˈkas.sjo/', 'italian_respelling': 'KAH-ssyo'}.

Cassio is Latin, Portuguese in Origin.

Cassio is the Romance form of the ancient Roman family name Cassius, likely from Latin cassus “empty, hollow, unoccupied,” though some scholars point to an Etruscan root of unknown sense. The name belonged to the powerful gens Cassia in the Republic and to several early saints (Italian San Cassio/Cassius), which helped preserve it in ecclesiastical calendars and place-names.

Used as Cassio in Italian and Cássio in Portuguese (especially Brazil), it gained wider literary notice via Shakespeare: Michael Cassio in Othello fixed the form in English, where it is now an independent given name. Variants and relatives include Cassius, Cassian/Casian, and the feminine Cassia/Kassia; short forms Cass and Cash are common in English. Meanings proposed range from the austere “empty” to the neutral “hollow,” but modern bearers often prefer the classical polish and brisk O-ending.