Given name & surname

Spiru

Spiru is a masculine given name from Greek. It is used in Romanian and Aromanian.

Original GreekΣπύρος

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Spiru comes from Greek.

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How it developed

From Greek Σπύρος.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Spiru’s family of names

In Aromanian usage, Spiru has a related form in Pilea. In Aromanian usage, Spiru has a related form in PILU. In Aromanian usage, Spiru was borrowed from the Greek form Σπύρος.

Walk Spiru’s family in the name graph

SpiruPiluPileaΣπύρος

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Spiru

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Similar names

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Spirache

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Stavru

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Ispir

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Hondru

“thick”

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Lambru

Lambru is a surname from Greek. It is used in Romanian.

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Mavru

Mavru is a surname from Greek. It is used in Romanian.

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Iorgaru

Iorgaru is a surname from Greek. It is used in Romanian.

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Spanache

Spanache is a surname from Greek. It is used in Romanian.

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Spiru’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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