| The boy name Palmiro [ syll. pal-mi-ro, pa-lm-iro ] is pronounced as PaaLMIHRow KEY. Palmiro is used predominantly in the Italian language and its origin is Latin. Palmiro's meaning is pilgrim; city of palms. Biblical name developed from the elements 'palmiere' meaning palmer, pilgrim ; 'palmarius' ; 'palma' meaning palm tree. The first name is derived from the medieval Latin word 'palmiere', in reference to one who had visited the Holy Land; the word is itself derived from 'palmarius', a derivative of 'palma'. The spelling of the name has been influenced by Palmyra, the Greek name of an ancient Syrian city which the Arabs destroyed in the 6th century; the place name is itself of the meaning 'city of palms'. In modern times, the name has sometimes been given to babies born on Palm Sunday. The name Palmira (Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish) is the female version of Palmiro. Palmiro is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Palmiro: P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"
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