Porphyrion: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Porphyrion – Meaning: purple; a king of the Giants in Greek myth – Origin: Greek – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: por-FEER-ee-on


Porphyrion is a Greek boy's name meaning “purple; a king of the Giants in Greek myth”. It appears in our list of 200+ Gothic Boy Names for the Dark, Dramatic Soul.

Meaning & Origin of Porphyrion

Meaning: Purple; a king of the Giants in Greek myth.

Origin: Greek.

How to Pronounce Porphyrion

Phonetic: por-FEER-ee-on   IPA: /pɔːrˈfɪəriɒn/

Popularity of Porphyrion

Porphyrion doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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