What is "bosio"

Bosio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria.

Bosio borders the following municipalities: Campo Ligure, Campomorone, Casaleggio Boiro, Ceranesi, Gavi, Genoa, Lerma, Masone, Mele, Mornese, Parodi Ligure, Rossiglione, Tagliolo Monferrato, and Voltaggio.

Bosio is a surname of Italian origin. Variations stemming from this surname include Bossi and Boselli, the latter being a common variation of Italian names. Also, Bossy and Bossie are two etymologically related forms found in French-speaking regions as well as in the United States.

The surname can refer to the following people:

• A.J. Bosio – (born 1967), Contemporary American Industrial Designer, sculptor and artist
• Angiolina Bosio – (1830–1859), Italian operatic soprano
• Antonio Bosio – (circa 1575–1629), Italian scholar and explorer
• Antonio Bosio – (16th century), Italian philosopher
• Chris Bosio – (born 1963), former Major League Baseball pitcher
• Edoardo Bosio – (born 1864), Italian-Swiss footballing innovator
• François Joseph Bosio – (1769–1845), French sculptor
• Giacomo Bosio – (16th century) Knight of Chivasso
• Harald Bosio – (20th century), Austrian Nordic combined skier
• Iacopo Bosio – (15th century) Canavese author and poet
• Pietro Bosio – (18th century), Architect and sculptor in Cremona
• Tomaso Bosio – (15th century), Knight of Asti
• Tommaso Bosio – (16th century), Bishop of Modena
• Victoria Bosio – (born 1994), Argentine tennis player
• Zeta Bosio – (born 1959), rock bassist and producer