Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Scripts Πύρρος(Ancient Greek)
Meaning
From the Greek name Πύρρος (Pyrrhos) meaning “flame-coloured, red”, related to πῦρ (pyr) meaning “fire”. This was another name of Neoptolemus the son of Achilles. This was also the name of a 3rd-century BC king of Epirus who was famed for his victorious yet costly battles against Rome.