Meaning of the name: open; opening. Related names are:
Samos. The translations of Chios in 75 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Samos in German to
Chio in Thai!
And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus. (ACT 20:15)