# Prochorus (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/prochorus/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “pre-”, “chorus”, “choir”, “dancers”, “band” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Prokhor, Prochoros, Prokhoros |
| US babies named this | not in the US data |
| Boys / girls in the US | not in the US data |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

From Latin Prochorus, from Ancient Greek Πρόχορος (Prókhoros), from προ- (pro-, “pre-”) + χορός (khorós, “chorus, choir, dancers, band”).

## In other languages

- Catalan: Pròcoro
- French: Prochore
- German: Prochorus
- Greek: Πρόχορος
- Italian: Procoro
- Latin: Prochorus
- Portuguese: Prócoro
- Russian: Прохор
- Spanish: Prócoro

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.