Given name & surname
Persius
“mask”
Persius is a surname, possibly from Etruscan. It is used in Latin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Persius possibly goes back to a word meaning “mask.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Persius is a variant of Perseus. An origin associated with Perseus is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Persius is a variant of Perseus. The history of Perseus gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Perseus is associated with the son of Zeus.
Explained through its name family
Persius’s family of names
In Latin usage, Persius has a later derivative in Percy. Persius has a related form in Perseus. In Latin usage, Persius has a later derivative in PERSIO.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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