Spiro (name)


Spiro is a surname with a variety of origins, as well as a given name among Greek-speaking populations, Albanians, and the Christians of Lebanon.

Origins

As a Greek name, Spiro may also be spelled Spyro. It comes from the Greek Spiros/Spyros/Speros, with a nominative final "s" that is usually dropped when Anglicised. It is a male given name fairly common in Greek-speaking population as well as among the Christians of Lebanon where it is a common first and last name. It is a shortened form of the archaic-sounding Spyridon, which means in ancient Greek "basket used to carry seeds". The Greek diminutives for Spirydon are Pipis and Pipeto.
Špiro is also a male Croat and Montenegrin name.
In Germany, the surname Spiro originated as a corruption of Speyer, the name of a town in the Rhineland. It is one of a number of Jewish surnames that originated this way, along with the better-known Shapiro.

Surname

People with the surname Spiro include:

Spiro

People with the given name Spiro include: