What does Peregrine mean?
How do we pronounce Peregrine?
Peregrine \pe-re-gri-ne, per-egr-ine\ is a boy's name. It consists of 9 letters and 3 syllables.
The baby boy name Peregrine is also used as a nicknames for girl name. Its pronunciation is P-EReh-GRihN 1.
1 Pronunciation for Peregrine: P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"
What is the origin of Peregrine?
Peregrine is largely used in the English language and it is derived from Latin origins. Derived from the element 'peregrinus' meaning stranger, foreigner, traveller, pilgrim. Peregrinus (Latin) is an old form of Peregrine. The first name shares the same root as the name of the peregrine falcon, which is named for its long-range flights. Several early Christian saints bore the name, including Saint Peregrine (-182) who was martyred under the emperor Commodus. Among early Christians, the name had often been associated with the notion that life on earth is a temporary transit. The name has long been borne by Roman Catholics, often in honor of the saints. It was first adopted by English speakers in the 13th century; in the 18th century the name was popularized by the Tobias Smollett novel The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle (1751). Peregrine has 15 variants that are used in both English and other languages.
Alternatives used in English include name Pelgrim, nicknames for Peregreen, Peregrein name variations, Peregreyn meaning and origin, Peregrien name popularity, Peregrin name popularity (used in Czech and German too), Peregrino pronounciation, baby name Peregrinus, Peregryn name variations, and Pippin meaning of name. The short forms name Perine and Perrin meaning of name, and the pet form Perry name variations are other English variants. Pellegrino meaning (Italian) and Perrino meaning and origin (Italian) are foreign variants of Peregrine.
A famous person named Peregrine is Journalist, Peregrine Worsthorne, born 22 December 1923.
List of baby names Peregrine:
meaning of Peregrin (Czech, English, and German), name Parakram, nicknames for Peregreen, Peregrein definition, Peregreyn pronounciation, name Peregryn, short names for Parashuram (Indian), Peregrien name popularity, meaning of Peregrino, Parashurama definition (Indian), and Parasurama name (Indian).
The baby name Peregrine fun facts:
The name Peregrine in reverse order is "Enirgerep".
The numerological value of the name Peregrine is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.
How popular is Peregrine?
Peregrine is not in the top boy names in USA.