# 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:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/21 "2020-04-13T18:02:57Z")
Harold. ---
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> [@cmkeller](#): > > Pear-icles I was thinking that too. Or Pear-seus. ---
**Author:** ![Gymnopithys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/23 "2020-04-13T19:27:51Z")
Anthropear ---
**Author:** ![md2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@md2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md2000)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/24 "2020-04-13T19:31:17Z")
Have we reached the core of the issue? It’s an interesting question, it has appeal. Not sure where it stems from. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/25 "2020-04-13T19:35:07Z")
President Bartlett ---
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> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > [This](https://www.deviantart.com/ursulav/art/The-Biting-Pear-of-Salamanca-29677500), of course. 😃 That’s been my phone background for at least ten years. Love that guy. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/27 "2020-04-13T23:49:26Z")
Wikipedia says that the genus name is “akin to Greek apios”, so Apio or Apios the Apiotaur. > [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > [This](https://www.deviantart.com/ursulav/art/The-Biting-Pear-of-Salamanca-29677500), of course. I like her work, but [this one](https://www.deviantart.com/ursulav/art/Beelzebear-52368802)’s my favorite. Scroll down for the description. And read Digger. Digger is great. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-a-good-greek-name-for-a-half-man-half-pear/851694/28 "2020-04-14T00:09:41Z")
Here’s my suggestion: “Pear’s son” is “Απιου-υιος”, latinized to “Apiouhuios”, and streamlined to something like “Apiouios” or “Apiohios” or “Apiuios”. Of course, you could simply call him “Pear” : “Απιον” : “Apion”. ---
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Paris ---
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Perricomo. Rumpelpearskin. Smokipear. ---
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Huey. ---
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Mear. ---
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> [@Yllaria](#): > > Wikipedia says that the genus name is “akin to Greek apios”, so Apio or Apios the Apiotaur. > > I like her work, but [this one](https://www.deviantart.com/ursulav/art/Beelzebear-52368802)’s my favorite. Scroll down for the description. > > And read Digger. Digger is great. Yay for Ursula V! Clockwork Boys as well. ---
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> [@Chingon](#): > > Paris [Too soon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_War). ---
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