English Form of Name
I have many male relatives, all from Italy, with the first name of Cesidio. Does anyone know what this name means? Also, although many of them are called "Joe" in English, I am told that is not the English translation for this first name.
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There is Roman family name Caesidius which is probably the origin of the Italian given name Cesidio.For Cesidio several Italian name websites (in Italian) give a meaning of "pale", e.g. this one which also mentions a saint with the name:
http://www.santiebeati.it/nomi/Detailed/1782.htmlI have no idea how reliable this information is, however.
Rene     www.AboutNames.ch
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Thank you so. Reliable or not, any info is so helpful. AMD
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