Porphyry: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Porphyry – 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

Phonetic: POR-fə-ree   IPA: /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.

Lists That Include Porphyry

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