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".¹²

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)
Jason Agius (born 1994), Australian actor and screenwriter
Joanna Agius (born 1958), Maltese archer
Joe Agius (born 1992), Australian musician, singer and performer
Joe Agius (architect), Australian architect
Josie Agius (1934–2015), one of South Australia's first Aboriginal health workers and educators
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
Senna Agius (born 2005), Australian motorcycle racer

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.

[1] 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.

[2] 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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