Arion: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Arion – Origin: Greek – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: uh-RYE-on


Arion is a Greek unisex name. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Arion

Origin: Greek.

A common claim: Said to mean 'best singer' or 'immortal' Actually: 'Best singer' and 'immortal' describe famous bearers of the name (a poet saved by a dolphin; a divine horse), not an attested literal meaning -- the linguistic root is uncertain.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Arion

Phonetic: uh-RYE-on   IPA: /əˈraɪən/

Popularity of Arion

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1918–2024.

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