Phaidros

A Greek form of the Latinized Phaedrus, this name has the vibrant meaning of "bright". It appears in the title of a dialogue written by Plato, in which Phaidros (or Phaedrus) is an Athenian aristocrat.

The name has also been borne by a Roman fabulist, who first versed Aesop's Fables into Latin, and more recently appeared in Natasha Pulley's novel, The Hymn to Dionysus.

Pronounced FY-dros.