Given name & surname
Piri
“ancient”·“from an ancient family”
Piri is a variant of Prisca. Interpretations include “ancient” and “from an ancient family” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Piri is a variant of Prisca. Interpretations include “ancient” and “from an ancient family” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Piri is a variant of Prisca. An origin associated with Prisca is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Hungarian usage, Piri is a diminutive of Piroska.
Piri’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, Piri is a diminutive of Piroska. In Māori usage, Piri has a conventional equivalent in the English form Bill. Piri has a related form in Prisca.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Piri 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.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Piri
- Piri WeepuNew Zealand rugby union footballerborn 1983
- Piri VaszaryHungarian actress (1901-1965)
- Piri PeéryHungarian actress (1904–1962)
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