# What would be a good greek name for a half man half pear **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 13, 2020, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694 "2020-04-13T13:56:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/1 "2020-04-13T13:56:56Z")
Say that you, quite bizarrely I know, had a character in fiction that was half man half pear. What would be a good name derived from Greek? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/2 "2020-04-13T13:59:44Z")
It’s not Greek, but… manjou. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/3 "2020-04-13T14:13:31Z")
[George R.R. Martin couldn’t think of a name either.](https://talesofmytery.blogspot.com/2013/10/george-r-r-martin-pear-shaped-man.html) ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/4 "2020-04-13T14:18:26Z")
Are you looking for a personal name or a name for the species? How about “anthropachladi” or “anthrachladi”? ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/5 "2020-04-13T14:42:42Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > Are you looking for a personal name or a name for the species? > How about “anthropachladi” or “anthrachladi”? Personal name. This would be a one of a kind child. Think son of Zeus. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/6 "2020-04-13T14:47:37Z")
Which half is pear? That’s not just a joke, I’ve become genuinely interested in what this man-fruit looks like. Or is this just another one of those ‘man by day, pear by night’ stories? ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/7 "2020-04-13T14:48:01Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > It’s not Greek, but… manjou. Good! Or possibly just “Danjou”, who could go by Dan. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/8 "2020-04-13T14:50:45Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Which half is pear? That’s not just a joke, I’ve become genuinely interested in what this man-fruit looks like. Or is this just another one of those ‘man by day, pear by night’ stories? His mom was a pear tree through half the “pregnancy”. And like Zeus’ other children he’s entirely man shaped, but he’ll have some weird pear-related quirks that I’ve mostly not thought up yet. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/9 "2020-04-13T14:53:35Z")
> [@naita](#): > > His mom was a pear tree through half the “pregnancy”. And like Zeus’ other children he’s entirely man shaped, but he’ll have some weird pear-related quirks that I’ve mostly not thought up yet. That is kind of interesting. A sweet but gritty personality underneath maybe. I think there are some pears in Roman or Greek mythology. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/10 "2020-04-13T14:59:34Z")
Did Matthew Perry create this character? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/rQ--q8WtVps/maxresdefault.jpg "Matthew Perry's peach joke on Ellen!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ--q8WtVps) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/11 "2020-04-13T14:59:38Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Which half is pear? That’s not just a joke, I’ve become genuinely interested in what this man-fruit looks like. [This](https://www.deviantart.com/ursulav/art/The-Biting-Pear-of-Salamanca-29677500), of course. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/12 "2020-04-13T15:05:07Z")
Greek for pear is achládi, so maybe Achlades? ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/13 "2020-04-13T15:11:22Z")
The god Pyrus would approve of naming the character “Bradford”. ---
**Author:** ![eburacum45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eburacum45/32/8690_2.png) [@eburacum45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eburacum45)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/14 "2020-04-13T15:19:06Z")
I’d go for Anthropyrus, myself. A good-old greek/latin mashup. ---
**Author:** ![eburacum45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eburacum45/32/8690_2.png) [@eburacum45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eburacum45)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/15 "2020-04-13T15:23:00Z")
Anthroapios might be the ancient greek version of anthropyrus. if you prefer that. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/16 "2020-04-13T16:14:54Z")
> [@eburacum45](#): > > Anthroapios might be the ancient greek version of anthropyrus. if you prefer that. Lots of good suggestions. I’ll play around with them and see what sticks. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/17 "2020-04-13T16:26:30Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > [This](https://www.deviantart.com/ursulav/art/The-Biting-Pear-of-Salamanca-29677500), of course. That isn’t half-man-half-pear, it’s 90% pear and 10% creepy vaguely-human mouth. :dubious:🙂 ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/18 "2020-04-13T16:29:16Z")
Pear-icles ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/19 "2020-04-13T16:48:13Z")
His nickname could be “Bosco.” ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/20 "2020-04-13T17:59:58Z")
> [@naita](#): > > Lots of good suggestions. I’ll play around with them and see what sticks. Light syrup, huh. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694.md?page=2)