Pelagio as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pelagio

What is the meaning of the name Pelagio ?

The baby name Pelagio is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: pe-LAH-hyo (IPA: /peˈlaxjo/); Italian: pe-LAH-jo (IPA: /peˈlaːdʒo/); English: puh-LAY-jee-oh (IPA: /pəˈleɪdʒi.oʊ/).

Pelagio is Greek, Italian, Portuguese in Origin.

Pelagio is the Romance form of Latin Pelagius, from Greek Pelagios (“of the sea”), built on πέλαγος (pélagos, “open sea”). The name traveled into Iberian and Italian usage, yielding variants such as Spanish/Italian Pelagio, Spanish Pelayo, Portuguese Pelágio, Catalan Pelai, and medieval Galician‑Portuguese Paio; the feminine counterpart is Pelagia (Spanish/Italian/English) or Pelágia in Portuguese orthography.

Use surged in Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages through church and royal bearers: the British monk Pelagius, Popes Pelagius I and II, Pelayo of Asturias (founder of the Asturian kingdom), and the 10th‑century martyr Pelagius of Córdoba. Modern frequency is modest; Pelayo remains the most familiar in Spain, while Pelagio and Pelágio feel archaic or ecclesiastical. The enduring sense is maritime - “sea‑born,” “seafarer,” or “belonging to the open sea.”