Porfirio

Italian and Spanish from Greek
"purple dye"

Porfirio Origin and Meaning

The name Porfirio is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "purple dye".

This ancient saint's name was borne by the infamous midcentury playboy, Porfirio Rubirosa.

# 920 in the US

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Famous People Named Porfirio

  • (José de la Cruz) Porfirio Díaz29th President of Mexico
  • Porfirio Lobo Sosa54th President of Honduras
  • Porfirio RubirosaDominican diplomat
  • Porfirio SalinasAmerican painter
  • Porfirio LópezCosta Rican footballer
  • Porfirio BarbaJacob, pen name of Miguel Ángel Osorio Benítez, Colombian poet

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