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Porphyrios - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Porphyrios

[ syll. por-(p)hy-rios, po-rphyri-os ] The boy name Porphyrios is pronounced as PAORF-eriyowZ KEY. Porphyrios' origin, as well as its use, is in the Greek language. Porphyrios is of the meaning purple coloring. The name Porfirio (Italian and Spanish) is a variant form of Porphyrios.

Porphyrios is uncommon as a baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names.

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Porphyrios: P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)"


 
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