Porfirio name meaning
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What does Porfirio mean?
Eminent Porfirio has its origin in Old Greek is used dominantly in Spanish and Italian is bestowed upon boys. Porfirio is variant of Porphyrios. Eminent Porphyrios is used prevalently in Greek, Porphyrios means "Purple Coloring" has origin in Old Greek.
How do I pronounce Porfirio?
The proper pronunciation of three syllabled Porfirio is p(o)-rfi-rio. Some people pronounce it as por-firio.
Variants of Porfirio
How popular is the name Porfirio?
Porfirio is a familiar baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1903 and was able to reach the top 1000 names. In 1903, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 910 on boy names chart when 56 babies were named Porfirio.
There are over 3451 babies that have been given the name Porfirio in United States. Porfirio is an uncommon baby name in France and may not be used now. But Porfirio is a popular baby name in Mexico where every 1 in 2000 have the name as well as in, Peru, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras and Bolivia.
At least, 160000 people globally have carried Porfirio as their given name according to our estimate.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5284 | 17 |
| 2017 | 6015 | 14 |
| 2016 | 5282 | 17 |
| 2015 | 6307 | 13 |
| 2014 | 7031 | 11 |
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What numerology tells about Porfirio?
You are strongly interested in exploring scientific fields, mysticism, and philosophy. You are a born teacher, philosopher, educator, or researcher. You are gifted with an amazing physiognomy but often doubt your value. You want to do more cool and exciting stuff. You are still fragile as a human being and care deeply about people. What others struggle to achieve comes out naturally for you. You react fast and don't think much when it comes to taking a risk for improvement or gaining profits.
You would love these names similar to Porfirio
- Aljoscha - Aljoschas origin is Old Greek, meaning of Aljoscha is "The Defender", a boy name is used specifically in Russian
- Mitsos came from Old Greek, meaning of Mitsos is "Follower of Demeter and Dedicated to Demeter" and is used prevalently in Greek is a baby boy name. Mitsos is shortened form of Demetrius.
- Nicolette - Used particulary in Norwegian, English and Danish loved, Nicolette is used as a unisex name. Its origin is in Old Greek, Nicolette means "Victory of the People"
- Margod - The Margod means "Pearl" which is used specifically in Breton is of Greek origin
- Eleonora - Illustrous and Evergreen girl name Eleonora has its origin in Old Greek and Old Provençal, meaning of Eleonora is "Variant of Helen or God is My Light" is mainly used in Faroese, Spanish and Swedish
Famous people named Porfirio
- Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and writer
- Porfirio Díaz, Mexican general and politician
- Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican diplomat, race car driver
- Porfirio Lobo Sosa, Honduran politician and agricultural landowner
- Porfirio Muñoz Ledo, Mexican politician
- Porfirio Armando Betancourt, retired Honduran football player
Lists having Porfirio
- Boy names beginning with P
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- Boy names that ends with -rio
- Baby Names that mean Purple