Per name meaning

Gender: Boy

Origin: Old Greek and Old English

Usage: German, Dutch, Low German, Breton, Scandinavian, Faroese, Icelandic, Greenlandic, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian

Pronunciation: pair

Meaning: The Rock and The Stone

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What does Per mean?
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What does Per mean?

The uncommon boy name Per came from Old Greek and Old English, majorly used in German, Low German, Dutch, Greenlandic, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Scandinavian, Danish, Faroese, Icelandic and Breton languages, Per means "The Rock or The Stone".

Per is variant form of eternal and eminent Perry. Perry is abridged form of Peregrinus. Also Perry is short form of Peregrine. Perry is English form of Peregrine. Of Old English and Latin origin, Unorthodox Perry, Perry means "Stranger and Traveller".

Per is variant of widespread and biblical Peder. Peder is a version of venerable, biblical and lofty Peter. Peder is form of Pedr in Swedish and Danish languages. Also Peder is Swedish cognate of Pädher.

Originated from Old Greek, Unconventional Peder, Peder means "The Stone and The Rock". Per is variant form of Pädher. Pädher is Swedish form of Pedr. The name is celebrated on June 29th.

How do I pronounce Per?

You can pronounce the one syllabled name Per as pair. There are multiple ways to say the baby name, i.e., per.

Variants of Per

Petros, Petrus, Perry, Pädher, Peder, Peregrinus, Peregrine, Parri, Pedr, Peter, Pedro, Petri, Peregreyn, Pétr, Bedros, Perrin, Pearce, Peterjohn, Päter, Joaopedro

Middle Names for Per

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How popular is the name Per?

Per is an uncommon baby name in United States, although it has been in use since 1923 but could not make beyond the top 3000. There are over 355 babies that have been given the name Per in United States.

However things change on global perspective, Per is extremely popular in Sweden where every 1 in 70 have the name. Also the baby name is popular in Norway and Denmark. At least, 270000 people globally have been given the name as per our evaluation.

Year	Rank	Births
2011	12268	5
2006	12044	5
2004	9935	6
2002	9390	6
2001	6930	9

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If letter R is your capstone, it reveals your fear of failure. You are often seen as the wise weirdo who doesn't talk much. Others wonder how you handle everything so good. Your secret hides in your everyday routine. Your inner peace is responsible for your success on both personal and professional level. Playing with words and using metaphors to confuse people is your specialty. You can't imagine yourself tied to one person for the rest of your life.

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Famous people named Per

Per Hasselberg, Swedish sculptor
Per Borten, Per Borten is credited for leading the modernization of what was then named Bondepartiet into today's Centre Party
Per Georg Scheutz, 19th-century Swedish lawyer, translator
Per Nørgård, Danish composer
Per Stig Møller, Danish politician
Per Holm Knudsen, Danish writer, teacher and psychotherapist
Per Saugstad, Norwegian psychologist
Per Brahe the Elder, Swedish statesman
Per Abraham Örnsköld, Swedish nobleman, with the title of count

Per Johansson, Swedish trade unionist
Per Imerslund, born in Kristiania, Norway
Per T. Ohlsson, Swedish journalist and author
Per Andersen, Norwegian brain researcher at the University of Oslo
Per Eggers, Swedish actor and has starred
Per Wästberg, Swedish writer and a member of the Swedish Academy since 1997
Per Skou, Norwegian footballer
Per Lidén, Swedish composer, songwriter and musician
Per Larssen, was Norwegian Minister of Trade 1931-1932
Per Berg Lund, Norwegian Minister of Finance 1928-1931 and 1933-1934
Per Bjerregaard, Danish educated medical doctor and former executive director and chairman of the board of Danish football club Brøndby IF
Per Lindstrand, Swedish aeronautical engineer, pilot

Per Winge, Norwegian conductor, pianist and composer
Per Sefland, previous Governor of Svalbard
Per Anders Fogelström, Swedish writer
Per Carlqvist, Swedish plasma physicist with an interest
Per Bakken, Norwegian Nordic skier
Per Asplin, Norwegian pianist, singer, composer and actor
Per Olaf Lundteigen, Norwegian farmer and politician for the Centre Party
Per Roar Bredvold, Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party
Per Rune Henriksen, Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
Per Krohg, Norwegian artist
Per Knut Aaland, retired Norwegian cross-country skier
Per Aabel, respected and honored Norwegian actor, artist
Per Ravn Omdal, former president of the Football Association of Norway

Per Nyström, Swedish historian, publicist
Per Petter Christiansson Steineck, Swedish executioner
Per Bengtsson, former ice speed skater from Sweden
Per Erling Olsen, former Norwegian javelin thrower
Per Carlsén, Swedish curler
Per Halle, former Norwegian long-distance runner
Per Stavem, Norwegian shot putter and discus thrower
Per Teodor Cleve, Swedish chemist, biologist
Per Brinch Hansen, Danish-American computer scientist
Per Ivar Gjærum, a Norwegian organizational theorist
Per Martin-Löf, Swedish logician, philosopher
Per Oskar Kjølaas, bishop of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland
Per Bak, Danish theoretical physicist
Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius, Swedish entomologist

Per Axel Rydberg, Swedish-born
Per Enflo, Swedish mathematician working primarily
Per Gessle, Swedish pop singer-songwriter, guitarist
Per Albin Hansson, Swedish politician
Per Brahe the Younger, Swedish soldier, statesman, and author
Per "Dead" Ohlin, Swedish heavy metal musician
Per Jacobsson, Swedish economist
Per Wahlöö, Swedish author
Per Bergersen, musician from Røros, Norway
Per Olov Enquist, Swedish author
Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish romantic poet

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