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Pereiru Medieval Portuguese (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)This is a Military Order (Knights Templar or the Order of Solomon's Temple) and it was founded by the Henrique de Borgonha, conde de Portucale (Henry, Count of Portugal) in the year 1090. It was then confirmed by Pope Alexandre III in the year 1177... [
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Perello Catalan (Balearic), CatalanPerello is a Catalan surname linked to regions like Catalonia and the Balearic Islands in Spain, often associated with "pear tree" or specific locations named Perello.
Perese GasconMeaning the pear tree. It have a second meaning that is Son of Peter and it's a surname of the Christian inspiration. In Catalonia there is a derivative that is Parés (Variations: Pares, Parès, Parè and Pare).
Perham EnglishA variation of the English name
Parham, based on the village of Parham (one in county Suffolk, another in county Sussex). From the Old English
peru, meaning "pear" (the fruit), and
ham, meaning "homestead".
Periz GasconPeriz is a Gascon surname. It's a native of the region of Gascony (Guyenne). Its signification is Descendant of Peter (Also is The family of Peter). In the French languaje is Pierre. It's a surname of the Christian inspiration and alludes to St... [
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Perlman GermanOccupational name for a person who makes or sells pearls.
Perlmutter JewishJewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Perlmutter ‘mother-of-pearl'.
Perlstein JewishOrnamental name composed of German
Perle ‘pearl’ +
Stein ‘stone’.
Permana HebrewPermana is another form of Hebrew, namely Paramana (פרמנה) which means eternal.
Perminov RussianIndicated a person from the Russian city of Perm, of Uralic origin meaning "faraway land".
Perna ItalianMeaning uncertain, possibly from the dialectic word
perna "leg", denoting someone with a deformed or missing leg, or a variant of
Perla.
Pernier ItalianA famous bearer is the Italian archaeologist Luigi Pernier (1874 - 1937), who discovered the mysterious Phaistos disc on the Greek island of Crete.
Perovski RussianI looked for the meaning of this name, but my searches almost always came up with "Perovskite, the mineral that named after the mineralogist" (there's also "Perovskia, the mint-plant named after a Russian General")... [
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Perpich English (American)Americanized spelling of Croatian and Serbian
Prpić.
Prporuše was a term denoting young girls who, in the dry season, would visit houses in the village and pray for rain.
Perron SpanishSpanish (Perrón) : probably from an augmentative of perro 'dog'.
Persakis GreekPossibly related to περσικός (
persikos), itself from the Ancient Greek Περσίς (
Persís) meaning “Persia (today Iran)”.
Persia Italian, SpanishEthnic name or regional name for someone from Persia (modern-day Iran) or some other country with Persian-speaking peoples or a nickname for someone who had visited or traded with one of these countries (see the given name
Persis)... [
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Pervak Ukrainian, RussianDerived either from Russian первый
(pervy) meaning "first" or directly from colloquial Ukrainian первак
(pervak) meaning "firstborn".
Pesälä FinnishFrom Finnish
pesä meaning “nest” and the suffix
-lä signifying a place.
Peshlakai NavajoDerived from the Navajo words
béésh "metal" and
łigaii "white" meaning “silver”.
Peska CzechFrom a pet form of the personal name Pešek
Pessegueiro PortugueseMeans "peach tree" in Portuguese, ultimately from Latin
persicum. It indicated a person who lived near or worked with peach trees.
Pestana PortugueseNickname for a person with prominent eyelashes, from Portuguese
pestana "eyelash".
Petaccia Medieval ItalianIt is one of the thirteen patrician families of Trieste bearing the comital title, and extinct in 1817.
Petitjean FrenchNickname for a small or little man, or ironically a large or tall man, derived from Old French
petit meaning "small, little" combined with the given name
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Petito Italian, Judeo-ItalianNickname for a small person, derived from a dialectal word ultimately from French
petit meaning "small, little".
Petraliphas GreekThe surname is composed of the name Petros and the city Alifa in Campania, Italy. The surname was held by a Byzantine-Italian family in Epirus.
Petras VariousPossibly from the name
Petros. Famous bearer of this surname is the German singer Kim Petras (born 1992)
Petrie EnglishPatronymic surname that was derived from the first name Peter.
Petrillo ItalianFrom the given name
Pietro. A famous user of this name is Sophia Petrillo, one of the main characters on the sitcom, The Golden Girls.
Petrosino ItalianFrom
petrosino "parsley", a southern dialect variant of prezzemolo.
Pett EnglishThe name Pett has a history dating as far back as the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It was a name for a person who was referred to as Peat. The surname Pett was originally derived from the Old English word which meant a spoiled or pampered child.
Pettai EstonianPettai is an Estonian surname derived from "petta" meaning "to be up to mischief".
Pettifer EnglishNickname for a good infantryman, an old soldier who had lost a foot, or a person who was never tired of walking, derived from Old French
pedefer,
pied de fer meaning "iron foot".
Pettis EnglishFrom the possessive or plural form of Middle English
pytte,
pitte ‘pit’, ‘hollow’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a pit, or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Pett in East Sussex.
Petty English, ScottishDerived from Norman French
petit, 'small', thus a nickname for a small or insignificant individual.... [
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Pettyfer EnglishVariant spelling of
Pettifer. The British actor and model Alex Pettyfer (1990-) is a famous bearer of this surname.
Petzold GermanGerman. Derives from a pet form of a Slavic version of the given name
Peter.
Peureux FrenchIn the war there was a French resistance fighter named Maurice Peureux.
Pevensie LiteratureRarely used as a female given name, Pevensie is possibly an invented surname by C.S. Lewis for the
Narnia series. It's most famous bearers are- of course- Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie from said series.
Pew WelshFrom Welsh
ap Hew or
ap Hugh "son of
Hugh" (see
Pugh). A fictional bearer is Blind Pew, the blind pirate in Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Treasure Island' (1883).
Pewterschmidt Popular CultureComprised of the English word
pewter, which is a metal alloy made mostly of tin, and the German element
schmidt 'smith' (see
Schmidt). This surname is obviously intended to be of Germanic origin... [
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Peyron FrenchUnknown meaning. French surname. Famous bearer of this name is Bruno Peyron and the German princess Louise Peyron (1918-1989).... [
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Peza AlbanianMyslim Peza, leader of the anti-fascist movement.
Pezda PolishProbably old polish word for "Orzech Ziemny" (Peanut)
Pfarr GermanFrom Middle High German pfarr 'district' 'parish' or pfarre(r) 'parish priest', hence an occupational name for a parson.
Pfautz GermanIt was originally given as a nickname for a chubby person.
Pfeffer German, JewishOccupational name for a spicer, or a nickname for a person with a fiery temper, for a small man, or for a dark-haired person. Derived from German
Pfeffer "pepper".
Pfeil GermanFrom Middle High German pfil ‘arrow’ (from Latin pilum ‘spike’, ‘javelin’), either a metonymic occupational name for an arrowsmith or possibly a nickname for a tall thin man.
Pflüger GermanOccupational name for a Ploughman, literally meaning "Ploughman/Plowman" in German.
Pfotenhauer GermanHigh German, carpenter's and woodworker's main occupation. Actual old German translation is "paw slapper" or "large paw" as in an animal (bear).
Pfuhl Germana topographic name for someone who lived by a swamp or pond, Middle High German phuol.... [
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Pfund Germanmetonymic occupational name for a sealer of weights, or for a wholesale merchant, from Middle High German pfunt ‘pound’ (as a measure of weight and a unit of currency).
Phanouvong LaoFrom Lao ພານຸ
(phanou) meaning "light, sun" and ວົງ
(vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Phanthavong LaoFrom Lao ພັນທະ
(phantha) meaning "connect, join, tie" or "obligation" and ວົງ
(vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Phanuwat Thai (Rare)From Thai ภาณุ (
phanu) meaning "light, Sun" and วัฒน์ (
wat), from วัฒน (
watthana-) meaning "prosperity, beauty".
Phasuk ThaiFrom Thai ผาสุก
(phasuk) meaning "happy, content, comfortable".
Phat KhmerMeans "blow, scatter, disperse"; "paint, color, brush" or "repay" in Khmer.
Phatthanaphanit ThaiFrom Thai พัฒน (
phatthana) meaning "to progress, to develop, to evolve" and พาณิช (
phanit) meaning "commerce".
Pheonix EnglishA rare nickname given for someone's appearance of blonde and red hair just as a phoenix has colorful plumage and a tail of gold and scarlet.
Phetdara LaoFrom Lao ເພັດ
(phet) meaning "diamond" and ດາຣາ
(dara) meaning "star".
Philbert EnglishFrom the medieval French male personal name
Filibert, of Germanic origin and meaning literally "very bright, very famous".