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View Name: Pyrrhus


PYRRHUS
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
OTHER SCRIPTS: Πυρρος (Ancient Greek)
PRONOUNCED: PIR-əs (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
From the Greek name Πυρρος (Pyrros) which meant "flame-coloured, red", related to πυρ (pyr) "fire". This was another name of Neoptolemus the son of Achilles. This was also the name of a 3rd-century BC king of Epirus.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Pyrrhos (Greek Mythology), Pyrrhos (Ancient Greek)



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