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Pirro as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pirro

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The baby name Pirro is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Italian IPA: [ˈpir.ro]; respelling: PEER-roh.

Pirro is Greek in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: Italian IPA: [ˈpir.ro]; respelling: PEER-roh

What is the meaning of the name Pirro ?

The baby name Pirro is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Italian IPA: [ˈpir.ro]; respelling: PEER-roh.

Pirro is Greek in Origin.

Pirro is the Italian and Albanian form of the Ancient Greek name Pyrros (Πύρρος), derived from pyr 'fire' and the adjective pyrrhos, 'flame-colored, tawny, red-haired.' It thus carries senses of 'fiery' and 'red-haired.' As a given name it traveled through the Hellenistic Balkans into Latin as Pyrrhus, then reentered Romance and Albanian usage via medieval and Renaissance classicism.

The most famous bearer is King Pyrrhus of Epirus (3rd c. BCE), whose costly successes gave rise to the phrase 'Pyrrhic victory,' lending the name a storied, warrior aura. Contemporary bearers appear chiefly in Albania and the Greek-speaking world (Modern Greek Pyrros), with rarer use in southern Italy. Variants and cognates include Pyrrhus/Pyrrhos/Pyrrho, Pyrros, Pirro, and Albanian Piro; related surnames occur in Italy and Albania. Not to be confused with Piero/Pierro (from Peter).

Pirro has the following similar or variant Names

Pirro – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
AL 0 #73 4 2,372
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
AL Boys 0 #242 57 5,122
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
GR Boys 0 #269 5 6,912
HK 0 #356 2 8,483
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
HK Boys 0 #553 5 12,905
IT 0 #704 11 4,183
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
EG Boys 0 #925 1 15,035
CO Boys 0 #976 6 15,656
NG Boys 0 #1,000 2 16,906
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
IT Boys 0 #1,429 43 10,046
IT Girls 0 #1,436 11 9,415

Pirro is popular in 15 countries — most recent births per country:

AL
CO
CR
EC
EG

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People also ask about Pirro

Pirro is predominantly a boy's name.
Pirro is a 2 syllable name, pronounced Italian IPA: [ˈpir.ro]; respelling: PEER-roh.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Pyrrhus, Pyrrhos, Pyrros and Piro (rare).
Across languages, Pirro has these equivalents: Greek: Πύρρος (Pýrros), Names with similar meaning: Rufus (Latin), Flann (Irish).
Pirro is a name of Greek origin, traditionally used in Greece. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Greece and its diaspora communities.