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 [ syll. (s)py-ri-don, sp-yrid-on ] The boy name Spyridon is pronounced SPAYRahDahN KEY. Spyridon is of Latin origin. It is used mainly in Greek and Russian. The name is derived ultimately of the Roman given name Spurius (Latin) and the Latin element spiritus ('spirit'). It was borne by Saint Spyridon (270-348), bishop of Tremithous in Cyprus. Forms of Spyridon include Espiridion (Spanish), Spiridion (Greek), and Spiridon (English, German, Greek, Romanian, and Slavic). The short forms Spiro (Greek and Slavic), Spiros (Greek), Spyro (Greek), and Spyros (Greek) are other variants of the name. Spyridon is not popular as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000. Baby names that sound like Spyridon include Spiridon (English, German, Greek, Romanian, and Slavic) and Spiridion (Greek). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Spyridon: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
