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What does Per mean?
Per 
[per] as a name for boys is of Greek and French origin, and Per means "rock". Per is an alternate form of Peter (Greek): form of Petros. Per is also a German, Scandinavian form of Pierre (French).
Associated with: greek, scandinavian, rock.
Variations
Per has 2 variants: Par and Peer.
17 more alternative forms via Peter, Pierre: Peder, Pedro, Pekka, Petar, Pete▼, Petr, Petre, Petros, Petrov, Pierce▲, Piero, Piers, Piet, Pieter, Pietro, Piotr and Pyotr.
Creative forms:(male) Perr, Prier, ..
(female) Pel, Pri, .. Middle name pairings:
Per Bodie (P.B.), ..
How popular is Per?
Per is an uncommonly occurring first name for men but a somewhat prominent surname for all people (#103706 out of 150436, Top 69%). (2000 U.S. Demographics)
Per reached its peak rank of #94 in Sweden in the year 1998, but is not ranked at the moment. (2014 Birth Statistics)
Which version is better?
with its source forms and related boy names. Pedro (#367 last year), Pete, Peter (#206), Pierce (#466), Pierre (#1124) and Pietro are the prominent varying forms of Per listed in the Top 2000. Usage of these forms of Per was at its peak during 1950-1959 (usage of 0.58%) and has become significantly less since (usage 0.19%, ▼67%). Peter has generally been a favorite of parents, although Pierce appears to be gaining popularity too, while versions like Pete used to be popular.Similar Names
Per is pronounced similarly to Parr. Other recommended names are Ger, Ker, Ner, Pen and Perl. Like Per, these names are not frequently used.
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