Persis Forename
Approximately 2,709 people bear this name
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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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 535 | 1:677,639 | 16,195 |
| India | 100% | 526 | 1:2,309,654 | 114,907 |
| Ghana | - | 506 | 1:53,332 | 2,793 |
| Indonesia | - | 217 | 1:1,188,773 | 70,354 |
| Uganda | 97% | 200 | 1:204,785 | 7,014 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 135 | 1:1,315,292 | 30,314 |
| Bahamas | - | 107 | 1:3,732 | 672 |
| Philippines | 65% | 67 | 1:1,582,231 | 37,522 |
| England | 96% | 45 | 1:1,235,620 | 18,913 |
| New Zealand | - | 33 | 1:137,456 | 5,350 |
| Canada | 100% | 29 | 1:1,142,530 | 21,573 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 28 | 1:6,941,346 | 58,753 |
| DR Congo | 50% | 27 | 1:2,734,356 | 59,996 |
| South Africa | 100% | 22 | 1:2,478,757 | 68,223 |
| Mexico | 100% | 21 | 1:5,911,639 | 22,154 |
| Kenya | - | 15 | 1:3,087,141 | 21,962 |
| Germany | 100% | 14 | 1:6,905,563 | 25,447 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 14 | 1:510,857 | 17,236 |
| Jamaica | - | 13 | 1:221,787 | 7,032 |
| Singapore | 100% | 11 | 1:571,550 | 11,876 |
| Brazil | 76% | 11 | 1:19,476,014 | 191,600 |
| Australia | - | 11 | 1:1,241,602 | 13,569 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 9 | 1:11,044 | 1,733 |
| Malaysia | 67% | 8 | 1:3,806,242 | 94,684 |
| Guyana | 100% | 8 | 1:95,408 | 7,334 |
| Panama | - | 8 | 1:488,320 | 13,543 |
| Congo | 100% | 6 | 1:834,868 | 13,992 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 6 | 1:9,144 | 1,176 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 6 | 1:3,601,750 | 60,590 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 6 | 1:226,903 | 11,844 |
| Venezuela | 89% | 6 | 1:5,033,649 | 67,876 |
| Zambia | - | 4 | 1:3,963,698 | 31,018 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Sweden | 100% | 4 | 1:2,464,477 | 34,955 |
| Benin | 100% | 4 | 1:2,643,961 | 45,199 |
| Honduras | - | 3 | 1:2,939,156 | 20,066 |
| Italy | 100% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| Peru | 100% | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Thailand | 100% | 2 | 1:35,032,906 | 298,615 |
| Netherlands | - | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Guatemala | - | 2 | 1:8,054,214 | 10,362 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Scotland | 100% | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
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.
Per'-sis, breaking, dividing, nail, horseman. A Roman lady, whom St. Paul salutes in his Epistle to the Romans. Rom. xvi. 12.
Meaning: a Persian woman.
A Persian name, meaning: Woman. The ancient name of the nucleus of the Persian empire.
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Persis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Persis in the Russian language | ||
| Персис | persis | - |
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