In the world, Persis (Perside 
, Persis 
, Precies 
) is quite a common primarily feminine, but very infrequently male forename. The forename Persis is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare primarily feminine, but very infrequently male name, Cameroon, where it is quite a rare female name, and Ghana, where it is a rare feminine name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, and Cameroon. Very seldom, Persis is the last name as well as the forename.
Persis is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
Persis is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| persis eames 28 Oct 1621 Fordington, Dorset, England - 31 Dec 1662 Hingham, MA (b. 1621) |
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| persis cleveland (born 1683) (b. 1683) |
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| persis cleveland (1723-1726) (b. 1723) |
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| persis sumner 30 Dec 1761 Middletown, Connecticut - Mar 1855 Thompson, Ohio (b. 1761) |
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persis goodale thurston taylor painter and sketch artist (1821-1906), US (b. 1821) |
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| persis brown lovely (b. 1770) |
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persis foster eames albee American businessperson and entrepreneur (1836-1914), US (b. 1836) |
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| persis fayette eastman American artist (b. 1816) |
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| persis kirmse British artist (1884-1955), GB (b. 1884) |
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| persis weaver robertson American artist, US (b. 1896) |
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persis drell American physicist, US (b. 1955) |
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persis karim American literature scholar, educator, author, US (b. 1962) |
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| persis aglen botanical collector (b. 1915) |
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| persis mary burn-clerk-rattray Peerage person ID=555956 (b. 1915) |
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| persis mary hamilton (b. 1926) |
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