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Meaning & History
From the Greek name , related to pyr) meaning "fire" [1] . 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.
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Sources & References
- Liddell, Scott and Jones. An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, entry pu=r, available from https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0058%3Aentry%3Dpu%3Dr.
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Entry updated May 26, 2026