Meaning of Per
and the Origins of this baby name
Meaning 
The name Per has the following meaning:
As solid as a rock. Derived from the Greek "Petros" (stone).
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Per is currently not a popular baby name in the USA. There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Per for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Peter, of which the name Per is a variant.
Origins 
Related names  The following names are baby names related to Per and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Per: Boys - Adonis, Alek, Alexander, Ambrose, Ammon, Anacletus, Basil, Cletus, Cole, Cristopher, Cyril, Girls - Danae, Neola, Zoe, Both genders - Eunice, Phoenix
Variants 
The name Per is a variant of Peter. Other popular variants of the name Peter are: Peader, Peat, Peate, Peder, Pedro (Portuguese), Pekka, Per, Petar, Pete (English), Petenka, Peterka, Peterke, Peterson, Petre, Petros, Petrov, Petrus, Petruso, Petter, Petur, Petya, Peytr, Pierre (French), Piet, Pieter, Piotr, Pyotr, Pytor
Style 
We think the name Per should fall under the following style category: Biblical. See other Biblical boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Per to be: Ambitious, honest and unpretentiousIn one word, you might describe Per as a(n) " unpretentious" person. See other "unpretentious" names for boys.
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