Peri (name)
Peri is a given name and surname in various cultures.
People with the surname[]
Language(s) | various |
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Origin | |
Region of origin | Italy, Hungary |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Perini, Perić, Perich, Peris |
- Achille Peri (1812–1880), Italian composer and conductor
- Claude Péri (born 1972), French figure skating coach and former competitor
- Cristina Peri Rossi (born 1941), Uruguayan novelist, poet, and author of short stories
- Enzo Martins Peri, Brazilian Army commander
- Gabriel Péri (1902—1941), French communist journalist and politician, member of the French Resistance
- Jacopo Peri (1561–1633), Italian composer and singer
- Michael Peri (born 1967), US Army soldier convicted of espionage
- Peter Laszlo Peri (1899–1967), Hungarian artist, sculptor and architect
- Peter Peri (born 1971), artist, grandson of Peter Laszlo Péri
- Yaakov Peri (born 1944), head of the Israeli domestic intelligence agency and CEO of Cellcom Israel
People with the given name[]
Pronunciation | /ˈpɛri/ |
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Gender | Female |
Origin | |
Region of origin | English language |
Popularity | see popular names |
- Peri Baumeister,
- Peri Bearman,
- Peri Drysdale (born 1954), New Zealand businesswoman
- Peri Gilpin (born 1961), American actress
- Peri Horne,
- Peri Marošević,
- Peri Neufeld,
- Peri Suzan Özkum,
- Peri Vaevae Pare,
- Peri Pourier,
- Peri Sandria,
- Peri Schwartz,
- Peri Sundaram,
- Peri Tarr, American computer scientist
Fictional characters[]
- Peri Brown in the British science fiction series Doctor Who
- Peri Lomax in the British soap opera Hollyoaks
- Peri Westmore in Devious Maids
- Peri, a girl from Julie's Greenroom
See also[]
- Gastone Brilli-Peri (1893–1930), Italian racing driver
- John Perie VC (1831–1874), Scottish soldier
- Parry (disambiguation)
- Peri (disambiguation)
- Perri (disambiguation)
- Perry (disambiguation)
- Porri (disambiguation)
Categories:
- Given names
- Surnames
- Hebrew-language surnames
- Italian-language surnames