Persis Forename

140,682nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,709 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Persis Forename Definition:

A female name. Greek Περσίς, ‘Persian woman’; the name of a woman mentioned by St Paul in Rom. xvi ‘salute Persis the beloved’. It came into use as a christian name after the Reformation (the first example noted is 1579) and was fairly common in the 17th C.

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Persis Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
5351:677,63916,195
India
100%
5261:2,309,654114,907
Ghana-5061:53,3322,793
Indonesia-2171:1,188,77370,354
Uganda
 
97%
2001:204,7857,014
Nigeria
100%
1351:1,315,29230,314
Bahamas-1071:3,732672
Philippines
 
65%
671:1,582,23137,522
England
 
96%
451:1,235,62018,913
New Zealand-331:137,4565,350
Canada
100%
291:1,142,53021,573
Pakistan
100%
281:6,941,34658,753
DR Congo
50%
 
271:2,734,35659,996
South Africa
100%
221:2,478,75768,223
Mexico
100%
211:5,911,63922,154
Kenya-151:3,087,14121,962
Germany
100%
141:6,905,56325,447
United Arab Emirates-141:510,85717,236
Jamaica-131:221,7877,032
Singapore
100%
111:571,55011,876
Brazil
 
76%
111:19,476,014191,600
Australia-111:1,241,60213,569
Antigua and Barbuda-91:11,0441,733
Malaysia
 
67%
81:3,806,24294,684
Guyana
100%
81:95,4087,334
Panama-81:488,32013,543
Congo
100%
61:834,86813,992
Saint Kitts and Nevis-61:9,1441,176
Cameroon
100%
61:3,601,75060,590
Trinidad and Tobago-61:226,90311,844
Venezuela
 
89%
61:5,033,64967,876
Zambia-41:3,963,69831,018
Kuwait-41:946,31612,511
Sweden
100%
41:2,464,47734,955
Benin
100%
41:2,643,96145,199
Honduras-31:2,939,15620,066
Italy
100%
21:30,531,04557,596
Saint Lucia
100%
21:88,9085,280
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
Thailand
100%
21:35,032,906298,615
Netherlands-21:8,451,04232,813
Guatemala-21:8,054,21410,362
Aruba-11:103,7802,838
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333
Tanzania
100%
11:52,788,31985,066
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Anguilla-11:13,2551,687
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Scotland
100%
11:5,350,36624,769
Ireland
100%
11:4,643,51913,375
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Egypt-11:91,900,94653,283
Nicaragua
100%
11:6,018,33634,175
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Gabon-11:1,883,3364,538
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150

The alternate forms: Pérsis (1) are calculated separately.

Persis (139) may also be a surname.

Persis Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. Greek Περσίς, ‘Persian woman’; the name of a woman mentioned by St Paul in Rom. xvi ‘salute Persis the beloved’. It came into use as a christian name after the Reformation (the first example noted is 1579) and was fairly common in the 17th C.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Per'-sis, breaking, dividing, nail, horseman. A Roman lady, whom St. Paul salutes in his Epistle to the Romans. Rom. xvi. 12.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: a Persian woman.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

A Persian name, meaning: Woman. The ancient name of the nu­cleus of the Persian empire.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Persis Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pérsis941/
Persijs9256/
Persist9249/
Persuis929/
Perssis924/
Persiss922/
Bpersis921/
Pearsis921/
Phersis921/
Persais921/
Persies921/
Persi911,799/
Phersies865/
Persuise861/
Persie83341/
Parsis83206/
Percis83186/
Perssy8368/
Perssi8321/
Pershi8320/
Perses8316/
Persih8312/
Phersi839/
Persiy839/
Piersi838/
Persei836/
Persse836/
Persys836/
Persid836/
Porsis834/
Persai833/
Persic833/
Perssa833/
Pergis833/
Persci832/
Persiz832/
Persoi832/
Perzis832/
Pearsi832/
Persit832/
Pirsis831/
Persij831/
Persix831/
Persui831/
Persyi831/
Perseus77498/
Perseas7749/
Percess7745/
Pershie777/
Percyss776/
Parsish776/
Persees775/
Perssie775/
Parshis774/
Persich774/
Parsais774/
Percise773/
Perciss773/
Phersie772/
Pershid772/
Perssey772/
Pearsie772/
Persidh772/
Perssio772/
Pharsis771/
Phorsis771/
Porshis771/
Pergess771/
Pergist771/
Perchis771/
Perrssa771/
Persaid771/
Perscie771/
Persess771/
Pershai771/
Pershit771/
Persiaa771/
Persice771/
Persiea771/
Persiee771/
Persiex771/
Persioa771/
Perssys771/
Persuit771/
Piersie771/
Pierssi771/
Phersai771/
Phetrsi771/
Persa737,078/
Perci732,496/
Persy731,036/
Perse73562/
Pergi7351/
Perzi7336/
Pirsi7330/
Perji738/
Perxi731/
Parshish7114/
Pherseus713/
Persheus712/
Percisse712/
Perjesse712/
Parshies711/
Perrcess711/
Phershai711/
Pharshis711/
Perzisch711/
Perschie711/
Persseus711/
Pearse671,375/
Persha67416/
Perseu67303/
Persey67112/
Pergie6758/
Pierse6744/
Perces6728/
Percys6723/
Pircis6717/
Parses6715/
Peerji6713/
Pershy6713/
Perchi6712/
Perseh6712/
Perjit6710/
Piersa6710/
Perset679/
Persee679/
Pearci677/
Peersa677/
Persea677/
Perges677/
Percid676/
Persay676/
Percei676/
Pyrsit675/
Perjui675/
Perzid675/
Piersy675/
Perjes674/
Perser674/
Perrsy673/
Perciy673/
Pearsa673/
Pirsit673/
Persée672/
Perzie672/
Perziz672/
Percic672/
Percii672/
Pirsie672/
Pierci672/
Pirsid672/
Pregis672/
Pirsse671/
Pirssi671/
Pirjis671/
Prezis671/
Pairsi671/
Perdji671/
Percit671/
Percui671/
Peersy671/
Phersa671/
Pherse671/
Phersy671/
Perzio671/
Perzische671/
Perzsa671/
Persec671/
Persed671/
Persej671/
Persyo671/
Pertci671/
Pyrshi671/
Pyrsie671/
Pershe671/
Pherci671/
Porses671/
Peerseeds671/
Perjys671/
Persuy671/

Persis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Persis in the Russian language
Персисpersis-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Persis