Agius
Agius is a Maltese surname. It is probably a latinisation of the Greek word agios, meaning "saintly" or "holy". Another origin is from Arabic ʿajūz, meaning "old man" or "old woman".[1][2]
People with this surname include:
- Adam Agius (born 1971), Australian member of the progressive metal band Alchemist
- Ambrose Agius (1856–1911), Maltese bishop
- Andrei Agius (born 1986), Maltese footballer
- Anthony Agius Decelis, Maltese politician
- Dale Agius, South Australia's inuaugural Commissioner for First Nations Voice
- David Agius, Maltese politician
- Dionisius A. Agius (born 1945), Maltese professor of Arabic Studies and Islamic Material Culture
- Edmond Agius (born 1987), Maltese footballer
- Emmanuel Agius (born 1954), Maltese philosopher, theologian, priest
- Fred Agius (born 1984), Australian footballer
- Gilbert Agius (born 1974), Maltese footballer
- Giovanni Pietro Francesco Agius de Soldanis (1712–1770), Maltese linguist, historian and cleric
- Jamie Agius, Australian actor, in Short Changed (1986)
- Joanna Agius (born 1958), Maltese archer
- Joe Agius (born 1992), Australian musician, singer and performer
- Joe Agius (architect), Australian architect
- Josie Agius (1934–2016), one of South Australia's first Aboriginal health workers, after whom Josie Agius Park in Adelaide was named
- Malcolm Paul Agius Galea, Maltese politician
- Marcus Agius (born 1946), British financier and businessman
- Neil Agius (born 1986), Maltese swimmer
- Peter Agius (born 1979), Maltese politician
- Ross Agius, Australian rules footballer (1979–1984)
- Sébastien Agius (born 1983), French singer
References
- Parkin, Harry (19 August 2021). "Agius". Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-886825-5. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon; McClure, Peter (30 November 2022). "Agius". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-024511-5. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
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