Per
See also: Appendix:Variations of "per"
Breton
Etymology
Proper noun
Per
- a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Peter
Inflection
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Danish
Etymology
From Latin Petrus. First recorded in Denmark ca. 1350.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /per/, [pʰeɐ̯]
Proper noun
Per
- a male given name from Latin
Related terms
References
- [1] 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.
Faroese
Proper noun
Per m
- a male given name
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Per: Persson
- daughter of Per: Persdóttir
Declension
singular | |
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indefinite | |
nominative | Per |
accusative | Per |
dative | Peri |
genitive | Pers |
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Swedish, Norwegian and Danish Per in the 19th century.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eːɐ̯
Proper noun
Per m (proper noun, strong, genitive Pers, plural Pere or (colloquial) Pers)
- a male given name
Declension
Declension of Per [masculine, strong]
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- Peer (less common)
Etymology
From Latin Petrus. First recorded in Norway ca. 1440.
Proper noun
Per
- a male given name from Latin
Usage notes
- Traditionally popular in Norway. Also a common first part of conjoined names such as Per-Olav or Per-Erik.
Related terms
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- [2] 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.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Norwegian Péðr, from Old Norse Pétr, from Latin Petrus (“Peter”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peːr/
Proper noun
Per m
- a male given name from Latin
Usage notes
Patronymics:
- son of Per: Persson
- daughter of Per: Persdotter
Derived terms
- persok (“Feast of Saint Peter”)
Related terms
References
- “Peter” in Ivar Aasen (1878) Norsk Navnebog, eller Samling af Mandsnavne og Kvindenavne[3] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 90
- Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
- [4] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 37 623 males with the given name Per living in Norway on January 1st 2022, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on October 31th, 2022.
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Petrus. First recorded in Sweden in 1428.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -æːr
Proper noun
Per c (genitive Pers)
- a male given name
Usage notes
- Traditionally popular in Sweden. Also a common first part of conjoined names such as Per-Olof or Per-Åke.
Related terms
See also
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [5] 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.