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Type Surname (from given name & from nickname)
Usage Italian
Pronounced Pron. skee-o-lee  [key]

Meaning & History

Possibly derived from Scio, a shortened form of the medieval given name Desio (from Latin Desigus or Desijo, associated with literary Italian desio "desire"), or perhaps from medieval Tuscan Ciolo. Alternatively it could be a nickname derived from the archaic word sciolus "know-it-all, sciolist".

Another suggestion is that it derives from Latin Scaevola "left-handed", but this is considered to be unlikely.
Added 5/10/2013 by Angela Scioli
Edited 4/10/2025 by jocatchi