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Per (M)>

Per (male)

Variants:Pär (M) Peter (M) Petter (M)
Feminine form:Pernilla (F) Pernille (F) Petrine (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Danish and Norwegian form of Peter [q.v.], from Greek "a rock" or "a stone".

The female names Pernilla and [Pernille:f] are Scandinavian forms of Petronel and Petronella which are linked indirectly with Peter.

Petter are Swedisn variants of Per.