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BoyPronounced Greek /spi.ˈɾi.ðon/Greek language family

Spyridon

A name meaning "basket; spirit".

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Spyridon is a boy name meaning "basket; spirit".

Pronunciation: Greek /spi.ˈɾi.ðon/.

GenderBoy
Meaningbasket; spirit
PronunciationGreek /spi.ˈɾi.ðon/
Language familyGreek

Meaning and history

Late Greek name derived from Greek σπυρίδιον (spyridion) meaning "basket" or Latin spiritus meaning "spirit". Saint Spyridon was a 4th-century sheep farmer who became the bishop of Tremithus and suffered during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian.

Notes and context

Usage: greek, late greek | Greek: Σπυρίδων