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Gender Masculine
Meaning & History
The first element of this archaic name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian adjective pred "in front of, before" (the latter can also be used to refer to an earlier point in time), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic perdъ "in front of, against". Also compare modern Russian pered and Polish przed, both of which mean "before, in front of". The second element of this name is either derived from Slavic mir "peace" or Slavic mer "great, famous".