Pio

Pio is a boy's baby name of Latin origin, the Italian form of Pius, from the Latin pius, meaning 'pious' or 'devout, faithful' — a name borne by twelve popes and most famously by the 20th century Italian mystic Padre Pio.

With over 333 recorded births, Pio carries the devotional simplicity of a name that means exactly what it aspires to: piety, faithfulness, and devotion. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina (1887–1968), the Capuchin friar who bore the stigmata for 50 years and was declared a saint in 2002, made Pio a name of profound Catholic devotion across the Italian-speaking world. In Italian, the name has a warmth that 'pius' lacks in its Latin form — it is humble, faithful, and deeply human.