Hyrieus as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hyrieus

What is the meaning of the name Hyrieus ?

The baby name Hyrieus is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced hy-RYE-us /haɪˈraɪəs/.

Hyrieus is Greek in Origin.

Hyrieus is the Latinized form of Ancient Greek Ὑριεύς (Hyriéus), an ethnic derived from the Boeotian town Hyria; sense “man of Hyria” or “from Hyria.” The ultimate origin of the toponym is pre-Greek and thus uncertain.

In myth, Hyrieus of Boeotia hosts Zeus, Hermes, and Poseidon while childless; granted a wish for a son, he fathers Orion through the gods’ odd rite (often linked by folk etymology to ouron, “urine”). He also figures in the tale of Trophonius and Agamedes, architects of his treasure-house (Pausanias). The name appears in Ovid, Hyginus, and later mythographers but very rarely as a personal name beyond storytelling. Variant spellings include Hyrieos (closer to the Greek) and Hyrius in some modern transcriptions; related forms are Hyria (the place-name) and Hyriean (demonym/adjective).

⚙ Hyrieus is vanishingly rare. We hold just 1 recorded use of it, from 1 country.