The story behind Spiro
Probably borrowed from Albanian Spiro.
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): S P IH1 R OW2
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Spiro ranked #13967 in US for 2024.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Spiro
Sancho
Borrowed from Spanish Sancho. Borrowed from Basque Santxo. Alternatively, possibly from the Late Latin Sānctius, from Latin sānctus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sandro
Borrowed from Italian Sandro.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sappho
Learned borrowing from Latin Sapphō, borrowed from Ancient Greek Σαπφώ (Sapphṓ).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sargão
From Latin Sargon, from Akkadian 𒈗𒄀𒈾 (Šarru-kin, “"the true King" or "the legitimate King"”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Scípio
Derived from Latin Scīpiō.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sergio
Learned borrowing from Latin Sergius, possibly borrowed from Etruscan. Learned borrowing from Latin Sergius, possibly borrowed from Etruscan. Borrowed from Spanish Sergio, a…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Spiro
Agneza
Derived from Greek.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Andrija
From Latin Andreas, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās, “courageous”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Aristides
a male given name from Greek, equivalent to English Aristides
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Spiro
Agneza
Derived from Greek.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Alcides
From Greek, meaning "descendant of Alcaeus".
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Andrija
From Latin Andreas, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās, “courageous”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length