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Gender Masculine
Usage Portuguese (Brazilian), Tupi (?)
Meaning & History
Possibly derived from Tupi piripiri, which refers to a type of reed. This is the name of the hero of José de Alencar's novel The Guarani (1857), a fictional member of the Goitacá people of Brazil. The Brazilian singer Pery Ribeiro (1937-2012) was born Peri Oliveira Martins.