Save Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology Scripts Βιάνωρ(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /bi.ǎː.nɔːr/(Attic Greek) /βi.ˈa.nor/(Koine Greek) /vi.ˈa.nor/(Byzantine Greek) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsΒιήνωρ (Bienor) Meaning & History Derived from either Greek βία (bia) meaning "bodily strength, force" or βίος (bios) meaning "life" combined with ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".This name was borne by a Greek poet from Bithynia, who lived in the 1st century AD.