indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Feminine
Usage History (Ecclesiastical)
Other Forms FormsPexine, Pechine, Pecine, Pécine, Peccina, Pecinna, Pacinne, Pezenne, Pezaine, Posanne, Possène, Persévérande, Perseveranda, Pitère, Piterre, Pithère
Meaning & History
Variant of Pezaine, a corruption of Perseveranda, which in turn is derived from the Latin verb perseverare meaning "to persevere". This was the name of a French saint who died in 726, a sister of Saints Macrina and Columba.