Spyridon (; ) or Spiridon is a Greek male
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
. It is often shortened to Σπύρος (''Spyros'') and can sometimes be found as Σπυρέτος(Spyretos), sometimes Anglicised as
Spyro or Spiro.
Notable people with the name include:
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Saint Spyridon
Spyridon, also Spyridon of Tremithus (Greek: ; c. 270 – 348), is a saint honoured in both the Eastern and Western Christian traditions.
Life
Spyridon was born in Assia, in Cyprus. He worked as a shepherd and was known for his great piety. ...
, Orthodox/Catholic saint
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Saint Spyridon Church, Romanian Orthodox church in Iași, Romania
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St Spyridon College, Greek Orthodox school in Sydney
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Spyridon of Serbia (1379–1389), patriarch
of the Serbian patriarchate of Peć
*Archbishop Spyridon of Athens, archbishop of Athens 1949–1956
*Spiro Agnew, 39th vice president of the United States from 1969 to 1973, under President Richard Nixon
*Spyridon Belokas (1877–unknown), Greek runner
*Spyros Christopoulos, Greek footballer
*Spyridon Gianniotis, freestyle swimmer
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Spyros Gogolos, Greek footballer
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Spiridon Gopčević (1855–1928), Serbian astronomer and historian
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Spyros Kokotos, Greek architect
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Spyros Kyprianou
Spyros Achilleos Kyprianou (; 28 October 1932 – 12 March 2002) was a Cypriot barrister and politician, who served as President of Cyprus from 1977 to 1988. He also served as President of the Cypriot House of Representatives from 1976 to 19 ...
, 2nd President of the Republic of Cyprus
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Spyridon Lambros, Greek history professor and former Prime Minister of Greece
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Spyros Livathinos, Greek footballer and football coach
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Spyridon Louis, gold medalist of the first modern Olympic Marathon
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Spyridon Marinatos, 20th century archaeologist
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Spyros Markezinis, Greek politician
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Spyridon Mavrogenis
Spyridon Mavrogenis PashaKuneralp, Sinan. "Ottoman Diplomatic and Consular Personnel in the United States of America, 1867-1917." In: Criss, Nur Bilge, Selçuk Esenbel, Tony Greenwood, and Louis Mazzari (editors). ''American Turkish Encounters: P ...
, Phanariot (Ottoman) Greek doctor
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Spyridon Mercouris, Greek politician, long-time mayor of Athens
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Spyros Moustakas, Greek writer
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Spyros Moustaklis, Greek democracy activist
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Spiridon of Neva, according to Russian sources, the Swedish leader in the
Battle of the Neva
The Battle of the Neva (; ; ) was fought between the Novgorod Republic, along with Karelians, and the Kingdom of Sweden (Middle Ages), Kingdom of Sweden, including Kingdom of Norway (872–1397), Norwegian, Finns proper, Finnish and Tavastians, ...
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Spyros Paliouras, Greek writer
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Spiridon Popescu (1864–1933), Romanian writer
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Spiridon Putin
Spiridon Ivanovich Putin (; 19 December 1879 – 19 December 1965) was a Russian chef, who worked as the personal chef of Vladimir Lenin and also cooked for Joseph Stalin. He was the paternal grandfather of Vladimir Putin, the current president ...
(1879–1965), Russian chef for Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, grandfather of Vladimir Putin
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Spiridione Roma, 18th-century Greek painter traveled to London
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Spyros Spyromilios
Spyros Spyromilios (; 1864–1930) was a Greek Gendarmerie officer and guerrilla fighter who took part in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, the Greek Struggle for Macedonia, and the Balkan Wars. In 1914 he proclaimed the Autonomy of his native tow ...
, Greek Gendarmerie officer in the Greek struggle for Macedonia
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Spyridon Samaras, Greek composer
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Spiridon Stais, Greek sport shooter
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Spyridon Stais, Greek politician
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Spyridon Trikoupis, former Prime Minister of Greece
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Spyros Vallas, Greek footballer
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Spyridon Vasdekis, Greek long jumper
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Spyridon Vasileiadis, Greek poet and playwright
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Spyros Vrettos, Greek poet
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Spyridon Xyndas, 19th century musician
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Alexandru Spiridon, Moldovan footballer and footbasll manager
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Simona Spiridon, Romanian-Austrian handballer
See also
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Spiridon (disambiguation)
*''Aghios Spyridon'', a ship otherwise known as ''Empire Cape'',
an Empire ship
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