Peru - Meaning of Peru

What does Peru mean?

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Peru

[ 2 syll. pe-ru, per-u ] The baby boy name Peru is pronounced as PerUW †. The origin of Peru is the Old Greek language. Peru is a variation of the name Pello.

See also the related category greek.

Peru is an unusual baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Peru include Paree, Pari (Iranian), Paro, Parri, Parris (French), Parry (English), Peirre, Peper, Pepper, Perey, Peri (English and Hebrew), Perie, Pero (Italian and Slavic), Perrey, Perri, Perry (English and French), Perye, Pierre (English and French), Pierro, and Piper (English).

† English pronunciation for Peru: P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)"