Given name & surname

Person

“a man of the clergy”

Person is a variant of Parsons. One English interpretation is “a man of the clergy.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Person is a variant of Parsons. One English interpretation is “a man of the clergy.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Person is a variant of Parsons. An origin associated with Parsons is English.

Explained through its name family

Person’s family of names

Person has a related form in Parsons. In Swedish usage, Person as a surname has a related form in PERSSON. In German usage, Person as a surname has a related form in PETERSEN.

Walk Person’s family in the name graph

PersonΠέρσονPetersenParsonsPersson

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Around the world

Person has relatives in 3 languages.

3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

People named Person

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