As a
Greek name, Spiro may also be spelled Spyro. It comes from the GreekSpiros/Spyros/Speros (
Greek: Σπύρος, Greek pronunciation:[ˈspiros]), a shortened form of the archaic-sounding
Spyridon (
Greek: Σπυρίδων, Greek pronunciation:[spiˈriðon]), which means "basket used to carry seeds" (from σπυρί, grain, seed) in
ancient Greek. It has a
nominative final "s" that is usually dropped when Anglicised. Spiros/Spyros is a male
given name fairly common in Greek-speaking population (in
Greece, especially in
Corfu, whose patron saint is
Saint Spyridon, in
Cyprus and among the
Greek diaspora) as well as among the Christians of
Lebanon where it is a common first and last name. The Greek diminutives for Spirydon are Pipis (Πίπης) and Pipeto (Πιπέτο).
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.[1]
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