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Name Persimmon
Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage English (Rare)
Pronounced Pron. per-SIM-un
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Meaning & History
From the name of the Persimmon, a brightly colored fruit. The word persimmon is derived from Powhatan, an Algonquian language of the eastern United States, meaning "a dry fruit".As a given name, it has been occasionally found in the English-speaking world from the 19th century onwards.