Pijus as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pijus

What is the meaning of the name Pijus ?

The baby name Pijus is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈpi.jus/; respelling: PEE-yus.

Pijus is Lithuanian in Origin.

Pijus is the Lithuanian form of the Latin name Pius, from pius “devout, dutiful, kindly.” The meaning centers on piety, loyalty to family and community, and benevolence. Its ecclesiastical roots tie it to numerous Popes named Pius (I–XII), which helped the name travel across Catholic Europe and gave it a steady, venerable aura in Lithuanian usage.

Documented in Lithuania from the 19th century through church records and revived more broadly in recent decades, Pijus fits the national taste for concise, saint-derived names. Related forms include Pius (Latin, also used in German and Polish), Pio (Italian and Portuguese), Pío (Spanish), and Pie (historical French); the common feminine counterpart is Pia. Spelling variants close in sound but etymologically separate include the Indian names Piyush/Pijush, meaning “nectar,” which are unrelated to Pijus despite occasional confusion.