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'''Perrin'''. Archaic French, medieval English, and Romani. Diminutive form of the masculine names Pierre and Pier, which are both forms of the name Peter.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/perrin/submitted</ref> Peter comes from Greek ''Petros'' (Πέτρος), meaning "Stone," and was the name of an important saint.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/peter</ref> US SSA data shows about 1,008 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 76% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PE/PERRIN/index.html</ref> Keywords: earth, medieval, stone, two syllables | '''Perrin'''. Archaic French, medieval English, and Romani. Diminutive form of the masculine names Pierre and Pier, which are both forms of the name Peter.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/perrin/submitted</ref> Peter comes from Greek ''Petros'' (Πέτρος), meaning "Stone," and was the name of an important saint.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/peter</ref> US SSA data shows about 1,008 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 76% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PE/PERRIN/index.html</ref> Keywords: earth, medieval, stone, two syllables | ||
'''Philip''' or '''Phillip'''. In England, during the 1500s, this traditionally masculine name was just as commonly used as a feminine name.<ref>Charles W. Bardsley. ''Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature''. New York: R. Worthington, 1880. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Curiosities_of_Puritan_Nomenclature Page 25-26, 43.</ref> Keywords: masculine inclined, renaissance, Tudor era, two syllables. | |||
'''Phoenix'''. English. Meaning "A mythological bird that was immortal because it could be reborn from its own ashes" in Greek.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/phoenix</ref><ref name="20knames4" /> US SSA data shows about 873 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 60% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PH/PHOENIX/index.html</ref> Keywords: animals, birds, eternity, fire, magic, mystical, mythology, neutral inclined, rebirth, two syllables | '''Phoenix'''. English. Meaning "A mythological bird that was immortal because it could be reborn from its own ashes" in Greek.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/phoenix</ref><ref name="20knames4" /> US SSA data shows about 873 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 60% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PH/PHOENIX/index.html</ref> Keywords: animals, birds, eternity, fire, magic, mystical, mythology, neutral inclined, rebirth, two syllables | ||