Message: "Perrin..." - Behind the Name

Perrin...

by Justina

2/3/2005, 6:09 PM

Today I met a man named Perrin. Maybe it is a form of Perrine. He is college-aged and American. I love this! It's so cute. I love the idea of the nn Perri. Unfortunately I did not ask him about his name, maybe next time. What do you think of this name, despite its not officially being in the database. Ever hear of it before?

Also I just looked it up again and the the name Perun, which is Slavic for thunder. WDYTO this name as well?
Thank you!

#Perrin

This message was edited 2/3/2005, 6:12 PM

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- alice (alice17) +2

2/4/2005, 8:37 AM

I don't like Perrin as it looks too LOTR (is it Perrigrin?)

Perun is really cool though :)

alice x

- Claire H +1

2/4/2005, 2:17 PM

Peregrin, actually. ;)

- alice (alice17)

2/5/2005, 12:12 PM

That's the one lol, I'm not a fan ...

alice x

- Miss Claire

2/4/2005, 7:46 AM

Perrin (peh-riwn) is the male form of Perrine in France. It's cute but very old fashioned :)

Claire

- Elinor (guest)

2/4/2005, 4:13 AM

Courtesy of the hefty Oxford book I keep by the laptop :-p

"Perrin, French: An obsolete diminutive of Pierre." Perrine is the feminine form of it, I believe.

- poppylena

2/4/2005, 12:19 AM

I've only heard it as a surname - The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin is a Britcom from the 70s.

~ Louise x

- V. (ars musica)

2/3/2005, 7:34 PM

My maiden name was Perry, and that's what it reminds me of. I'm rather fond of the names Perrine and Perry. (I also like the nn Perri for Perrine). I don't think that I like it so much as to ever use it, however, except as a possible middle name for one of my children.

- Lissa Hannah (Lissa)

2/3/2005, 6:51 PM

I don't care for any of those names. I don't really like any perr / perry names.

-Lissa Hannah-

You ask, What's in a name? I answer, Just about everything you do. - Morris Mandel

As soon as tradition has come to be recognized as tradition, it is dead. - Allan Bloom

- edk

2/3/2005, 6:23 PM

It's nice.

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