Girl · Ancient Greek
Persis
Say it: PUR-sis
Meaning
Greek, 'Persian woman'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used occasionally in 18th-century New England.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 567 babies given this name since 1884
- At its height in 1896, about 1 in 26,400 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800
- The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
Used by
The family of the name
| Spanish | Pérsida |
|---|---|
| Italian | Perside |
Famous bearers
- Persis, a Christian greeted by Paul in Romans 16
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Colonial records of the Americas
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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