Meaning & History
Derived from Greek περί (peri) meaning "around, near, surrounding" combined with λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos), which is the Attic Greek form of ancient Greek λαος (laos) meaning "the people". In other words, you could say that this given name is a variant form of Perilaos.Perileos is the name of at least one character in Greek mythology.