Per

Etymology

From Latin Petrus.

Proper noun

Per

1. A male given name, equivalent to Peter.

Inflection

Etymology

From Latin Petrus. First recorded in Denmark ca. 1350.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /per/, [pʰeɐ̯]

Proper noun

Per

1. A male given name.

References

• Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 41 939 males with the given name Per have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on May 9th, 2011.

Proper noun

Per m

1. A male given name.

Alternative forms

• Peer

Etymology

From Swedish [Term?], Norwegian [Term?] and Danish Per in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eːɐ̯

Proper noun

Per ? (genitive Per)

1. A male given name.

Alternative forms

• Peer (less common)

Etymology

From Latin Petrus. First recorded in Norway ca. 1440.

Proper noun

Per

1. A male given name.

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 40 795 males with the given name Per living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

Alternative forms

• Pär

Etymology

From Latin Petrus. First recorded in Sweden in 1428.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æːr

Proper noun

Per c (genitive Pers)

1. A male given name.

See also

• Percy
• Pernilla

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 168 066 males with the given Per name living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on May 9th, 2011.