| [ 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. From the word spiritus with the meaning 'spirit'. Spurius (Latin) is an old form of the name. The name is derived ultimately of the Roman given name Spurius and of the Latin element 'spiritus'. It was borne by Saint Spyridon (270-348), bishop of Tremithous in Cyprus. Forms of Spyridon include Espiridion (Spanish) 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. A baby name that sounds like Spyridon is Spiridon (English, German, Greek, Romanian, and Slavic). 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)"
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