name
Latin
Peregrine
PER-eh-grin
/ˈpɛrɪɡrɪn/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
Peregrine
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Latin/English (Britain)
- Meaning
- Pilgrim; traveler; wanderer
- Gender
- male
Pronunciation tips
From Latin 'peregrinus' (traveler/foreigner); also the name of the world's fastest bird (peregrine falcon); a distinctly English name with Catholic pilgrim associations; Saint Peregrine is patron of cancer patients; used by J.R.R. Tolkien for Pippin (Peregrine Took)
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