A striking Latin name with aristocratic flair, that doubles up as a nature-name.
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Origin:
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Contracted form of the Late Latin name Peregrinus. The Latin peregrinus, from per "beyond" and agri "land, field", has been used to mean "wanderer, stranger, foreigner, traveller, pilgrim or crusader" and is the origin for the word pilgrim in English.
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Usage:
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Although rare in its usage, Peregrine has been used consistently since the 13th century. It was used particularly by the aristocracy in England, thanks to the Bertie family.
In 2010 4 boys were given the name in England and Wales.
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Famous Bearers:
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Saints:
* St Peregrinus (d. 138) was Bishop of Terni, in Umbria. He is credited with founding the city's cathedral.
* St Peregrine the martyr (d.192 AD) was among one of the early Christian maryrs who refused to worship Emperor Commodus on his birthday.
* St Peregrinus was a 2nd century priest and hermit.
* St Peregrine of Auxerre was a 3rd century bishop, credited with building the cathedral Saint-Etienne. He is the patron saint of snake bites.
* St Peregrine Laziosi (d. 1345) was an Italian Servite. He is known as the patron saint of cancer patients.
Peers:
* Peregrine Bertie (1555–1601) was the the 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby.
* Peregrine Bertie (1634–1701) was a Member of Parliament, son of the 2nd Earl of Lindsey. His nephew (also Peregrine Bertie) was also a politician.
* Peregrine Bertie (1686–1742) was the 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven. His son, the 3rd Duke, was also called Peregrine Bertie.
* Sir Peregrine Maitland (1777–1854) was a British commander who later became the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia.
* Sir Peregrine Worsthorne (b.1923) is a British journalist, writer and broadcaster.
* Peregrine Cavendish (b.1944) is the 12th (and current) Duke of Devonshire.
Fiction:
* Peregrine "Pippin" Took is a character in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series.
* Peregrine Pickle is the protagonist in Tobias Smollett's The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle.
Other:
* Appropriately, given the meaning, Peregrine White (1620-1704) was the first child born to the Pilgrim settlers in America.
* Poet, Edmund Spenser named one of his sons Peregrine.
* Peregrine is a type of falcon (Falco peregrinnus).
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Variants:
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Pellegrino (Italian) Peregrino (Spanish)
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Pronunciation:
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PE-rə-grin, PE-rə-green [key]
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Possible Diminutives:
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Gene, Greg, Pen, Pepe, Perry, Pip, Pippin, Reg, Reggie, Ren
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Sibling Names:
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Melisande Leonia Eumelia Melanthe Calixta Zuleika
Jovian Sirius Montgomery Silvester Prosper Ignatius
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If you like Peregrine you may also like:
Valentine, Benedict, Constantine, Theophilus, Montague, Magnus, Thaddeus, Falco, Augustine, Severin
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