Spyros as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Spyros

What is the meaning of the name Spyros ?

The baby name Spyros is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SPEE-ros (IPA: /ˈspi.ros/).

Spyros is Greek in Origin.

Spyros is the modern Greek form of Spyridon (Σπυρίδων), from Ancient Greek spyrís, “basket, reed hamper,” a word that appears in the New Testament. The name became prominent through Saint Spyridon of Trimythous, a 4th‑century bishop revered for humility and miracles; his relics in Corfu fostered intense regional devotion, and the name day is widely kept in Greece. Meaning is often glossed as “basket,” sometimes poetically “provision” or “support.”

Variants include Spyridon (formal), Spyros/Spiros/Spyro (vernacular and Anglicized), Spiro (common in the diaspora), and the cognates Spiridon (Slavic/Romanian) and Spiridione (Italian). Feminine forms are Spyridoula/Spiridoula. Usage concentrates in the Ionian Islands - especially Corfu - then spreads across the Greek world and emigrant communities, with 20th‑century familiarity in English via figures like U.S. politician Spiro Agnew and, pop‑culturally, the dragon character Spyro.