Save Gender Masculine Usage Italian (Archaic) Pronounced Pron. [ɡrattsja(d)ˈdiːo] [key] Meaning & History Essentially means "grace of God", derived from the Italian words grazia meaning "grace" (see Grazia) and Dio meaning "God".A notable bearer of this name was the Italian linguist Graziadio Isaia Ascoli (1829-1907).