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Perrine - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Perrine

[ 3 syll. per-ri-ne, pe-rr-ine ] The girl name Perrine is pronounced PerRIYNiy KEY. Perrine's language of origin is Old Greek and it is predominantly used in French. Derived from the word petros with the meaning 'rock, stone'. The name developed as a diminutive of Perrin. Perrine is the feminine form of the French Pierre. See also the related form, the English Perrin.

Perrine is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Perrine include the Italian Pierina, the Indian Prarthana, the Indian Purnima, the English Perrin, the French Pierrine, the Indian Prema, the Italian Prima, and the Indian Priyam.

KEY: English pronunciation for Perrine: P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


 
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