| Pronunciation | Swedish: [ˈpæːr] Norwegian: [ˈpeːr, ˈpæːr] Danish: [ˈpʰɛɐ̯] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek |
| Meaning | stone |
| Region of origin | Scandinavia |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Peter, Peer, Pär, Pedro, Pierre, Piotr, Petra, Piers, Peder, Pietro |
Per is a Scandinavian masculine given name. It is derived from Greek Πέτρος, Petros (an invented, masculine form of Greek petra, the word for "rock" or "stone"). The name is a variant of Peter, a common masculine name of the same origin. Other Scandinavian variants of Per are Pehr, Peer and Pär.