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Reminds me of spiders.
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This was the name of Putin’s grandpa!
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I LOVE this name! It's so unique and different and I love the meaning! I'd pronounce it like SPI-ri-dən but I like the pronunciation spie-RIE-dən as well.
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Spyridon Louis (Σπυρίδων Λούης) was a Greek water-carrier who won the first modern-day Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics. Following his victory, he was celebrated as a national hero.
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Sounds like a dragon from a kids' book.
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Pronunced "spie-RIE-dən" in English, and "spee-REE-dhon" in Modern Greek.
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Makes me think of spiders.
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Saint Spyridon is the patron saint of the island of Kerkyra. He's famous for protecting the island from harm (examples: he chased the plague away from the island, he chased away an Ottoman fleet). He's venerated on December 12th, but his remains lie in the Church of Saint Spyridon, and on Palm Sunday, they put them in a large, ornate box (a bit like a carrying chair, but with glass on the sides so you can see the saint within), and carry him through the streets in a grand procession. There's also a legend about the priests at the church setting out red shoes for him on his feast-day, and them being used when they're checked the next morning.
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I love this name. very manly and strong sounding.
It kinda also reminds me of a dragon.
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It kinda also reminds me of a dragon.
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I don't like this name. It sounds like a Pokemon. Spyridon, I choose you!
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While the name seems most likely to have derived from the Latin "spiritus," as it did not seem to appear as a name until after the spread of Christianity around the Mediterranean (indeed the famous Orthodox bishop seems to be the first recorded), it shares a very similar spelling to a Greek word for a round basket: Spyridion, which is spelled precisely the same in the Greek alphabet with the exception of the ending (iota omicron nu, rather than omega nu). This is why some other name sources list its meaning as "basket." Interestingly enough, many of the traditional Orthodox icons depict St. Spyridon as wearing a basket on his head, the presence of which seems to suggest that the similarity of the two words was appreciated early on. [noted -ed]
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