Pervez: meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Pervez comes from Urdu, and ultimately from Classical Persian.

How it developed

From Urdu پَرْویز, from Classical Persian پَرْویز.

Pervez’s family of names

In English usage, Pervez has a related form in Parviz. In English usage, Pervez has a related form in Parvez. In English usage, Pervez has a related form in PERVAIZ.

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Pervez has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Persian roots to each of them.

14 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 10

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

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Across languages 4

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Pervez

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Pervez

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

How it developed

Pervez’s family of names

Around the world

Nicknames & forms 10

Across languages 4

People named Pervez

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Pakzad

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Pouria

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