The name Pyrrha is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "flame-colored, fiery, red".

A name associated with fire and the autumnal shades of orange and red, Pyhrra is both a feminine form of the name Pyhrrus, and a figure in Greek mythology herself. A daughter of Pandora and Epimetheus, she and her husband are the only survivors of a flood sent by Zeus.
 
Derived from the adjective purrhos, usually applied when referring to hair color, the name means "flame-colored", and the mythological Pyrrha is described as being a redhead by Ovid and Horace. 
 
The name appears again in Greek legend, used by Achilles when he is disguised as a girl by his mother, in the hope of avoiding his prophesized death at Troy. Achilles later uses Pyrrhus for one of his sons, perhaps as a nod to this. 
 
Also the name of a minor planet making it a space-related choice, the name has also been used for characters in the game Soul Calibur V and in the web-series RWBY.

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The name Pyrrha peaked for girls at #14840 in 2021.

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