- Spiro (name)
Spiro (s) or Spyro(s) (Greek: Σπύρος - with a nominative final s, that is usually dropped when Anglicised) is a malegiven name fairly common in Greek-speaking population (Greece ,Cyprus ,Greek diaspora ). It is a shortened form of the archaic-soundingSpyridon .(Σπυρίδων) which means in ancient greek "basket used to carry seeds" Σπυρί= grain, seed
Špiro is also a male
Montenegrin name.People with the
surname Spiro include:*
Alyson Spiro , British actress
*Ellen Spiro (b.1964), American documentary filmmaker
*Eugene Spiro (1874-1972), German and American painter
*György Spiró (b.1946), Hungarian dramatist, novelist and essayist
*Harold Spiro (1925-1996), English songwriter
*Jordana Spiro (b.1977), American actress
*Karl Spiro (1867-1932), German biologist and physical chemist
*Mark Spiro , American songwriter, musician, and record producer
*Melford Spiro (b.1920), American cultural anthropologist
*Samuel Spiro (?-1814), Greek-born Argentinian naval captain
**ARA Spiro (P-43) , the corvette of the Argentine Navy named after Samuel Spiro
*Stephen Spiro (1939-2007), American political activistPeople with the
given name Spiro include:*
Spiro Agnew (1918-1996), thirty-ninth Vice President of the United States
*Spyros Kyprianou (1932-2002), former President of Cyprus
*Spiros Livathinos (b.1955), Greek football player, coach, and current head scout
*Spyridon Louis (1873-1940), Greek gold medallist of the first modern Olympic Marathon
**Spiros Louis Stadium, the Athens Olympic Stadium named after Louis
*Spiros Markezinis (1909-2000), Greek politician
*Spyros Samaras (1861-1917), Greek composer of the Olympic Anthem
*Paul Spyros Sarbanes (b.1933), former US Senator representing Maryland
*Spyros Skouras (1893-1971), Greek-American chairman of Twentieth Century Fox from 1942 to 1962
*Spyros Vallas (b.1981), Greek football player
*Spiros Velentzas , American Greek Mob Boss
*Evelyn Spyro Throckmorton, fictional attorney on the animated TV series "Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law "ee also
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Spira , a Jewish name sometimes also spelled "Spiro"
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