At a Glance
- Meaning
- Purple
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- POR-fə-ree
Porphyry is a Greek boy's name meaning “purple”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Porphyry
Meaning: Purple.
Origin: Greek.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Porphyry
POR-fə-reeIPA /ˈpɔːrfɪri/
Popularity of Porphyry
Porphyry 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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