English Explanatory Dictionary

Persis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A region of ancient Iran in its southwest; modern Fars province.
name
  1. An early Christian, mentioned in the epistle to the Romans.
  2. A female given name from Ancient Greek, in occasional use since the 16th century.

Word forms

Persis

Etymology

From Latin Persis, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís). Doublet of Fars.

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