Porfirio - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Porfirio \p(o)-rfi-rio, por-firio\ is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "purple coloring". The English term is "porphyry". Name of a fourth-century saint as well as a famous 20th-century playboy, Porfirio Rubirosa.

Porfirio has 2 variant forms: Porphirios and Prophyrios.

A baby name that sounds like Porfirio is Burford.

Porfirio is an uncommon male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Porfirio. Click here to compare Porfirio with related baby names.