Periander (name)

Periander is a male name .

Origin and meaning

Periander is of Greek origin ( Periandros ) and means the outstanding man or the excellent man .

name day

• none

variants

• Περίανδρος (Periandros), Greek

Name bearer

• Periander of Corinth († 583 BC), a tyrant of Corinth and one of the seven wise men of antiquity
• Periander (son of Gorgos) (6th century BC), tyrant of Ambrakia
• Periander (medic) (4th century BC), Greek medic

Works

• Periander (opera) , opera by Theodore Antoniou