Pyramus

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Gender Masculine

Usage Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology, Romani (Archaic)

Scripts Πύραμος(Ancient Greek)

Other Forms FormsPiramus (Romani)

Meaning & History

From the Greek Πύραμος (Pyramos), taken from the name of the river Pyramos and derived from Greek πῦρ (pyr) "fire" or πυρός (pyros) "wheat". In classical mythology, he was the lover of Thisbe.

Added 5/13/2011 by Polly Names
Edited 8/6/2024 by Frollein Gladys, Felie, LMS and more