Meaning, origin and history of the name Perez

Gender Masculine

Scripts פֶּרֶץ(Ancient Hebrew)

Meaning & History

Means "breach, burst forth" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the twin brother of Zerah.

VariantPhares

Other Languages & CulturesPhares(Biblical Greek) Peretz(Biblical Hebrew) Phares(Biblical Latin) Peretz(Hebrew)

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