Per (given name) explained

Per
Pronunciation:	in Swedish ˈpæːr/ in Norwegian ˈpeːr, ˈpæːr/ in Danish ˈpʰɛɐ̯/
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	stone
Region:	Scandinavia
Origin:	Greek
Related Names:	Peter, Peer, Pär, Pedro, Pierre, Piotr, Petra, Piers, Peder, Pietro

Per is a Scandinavian masculine given name. It is derived from Greek Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Πέτρος, Petros (an invented, masculine form of Greek petra, the word for "rock" or "stone"). The name is a variant of Peter, a common masculine name of the same origin. Other Scandinavian variants of Per are Pehr, Peer and Pär.

A–B

Per Aabel (1902–1999), Norwegian comic actor
Per Almar Aas (1929–2014), Norwegian politician
Per Ahlmark (1939–2018), Swedish writer and former politician
Per Egil Ahlsen (born 1958), retired Norwegian footballer
Per Aldeheim (born 1966), Swedish guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Per Almaas (1898–1991), Norwegian politician
Per Almqvist (born 1978), Swedish singer-songwriter
Per Andersen (1930–2020), Norwegian brain researcher
Per Anger (1913–2002), Swedish diplomat
Per Ankersjö (born 1971), Swedish politician
Per Ankre (born 1948), Norwegian handball player
Per Arneberg (1901–1981), Norwegian poet and translator
Per Arnoldi (born 1941), Danish artist
Per Asplin (1928–1996), Norwegian singer, composer, and actor
Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790–1855), Swedish poet
Per Aunet (born 1940), Norwegian politician and former athlete
Per Bak (1948–2002), Danish theoretical physicist
Per Bakken (1882–1958), Norwegian Nordic skier
Per Bang (1922–2010), Norwegian journalist
Per Bauhn (born 1960), Swedish philosopher and author
Per Bengtsson (born 1967), Swedish speedskater
Per Aage Brandt (1944–2021), Danish writer, poet, and linguist
Per Bergersen (1960–1990), Swedish musician and songwriter
Per Bergerud (born 1956), Norwegian ski jumper
Per Bergman (1886–1950), Swedish competitive sailor
Per Bergsland (1918–1992), Norwegian pilot, prisoner of war, and escapee from Stalag Luft III
Per Bertilsson (1892–1972), Swedish gymnast
Per Bill (born 1958), Swedish politician
Per Bjerregaard (born 1946), executive director of Danish football club Brøndby IF
Per Bjørang (born 1948), Norwegian speed skater
Per Blom (canoeist) (born 1949), Norwegian sprint canoer
Per Blom (director) (1946–2013), Norwegian film director
Per Borten (1913–2005), Prime Minister of Norway, 1965–1971
Per Brahe the Elder (1520–1590), Swedish statesman
Per Brahe the Younger (1602–1680), Swedish soldier and statesman
Per Brandtzæg (1936–2016), Norwegian physician and professor
Per Bratland (1907–1988), Norwegian newspaper editor and author
Per Bredesen (1930–2022), Norwegian footballer
Per Brinch Hansen (1938–2007), Danish-American computer scientist and pioneer of concurrent programming
Per Brogeland (born 1953), Norwegian football coach
Per Bronken (1935–2002), Norwegian poet, novelist, actor, and stage producer
Per Brunvand (1937–2015), Norwegian newspaper editor
Per Buckhøj (1902–1964), Danish film actor
Per Bäckman (born 1950), Swedish ice hockey player

C–J

Per Carlén (born 1960), Swedish handball player
Per Carleson (1917–2004), Swedish officer and fencer
Per Carlqvist (born 1938), Swedish plasma physicist
Per Carlsen (diplomat) (1948–2020), Swedish diplomat
Per Carlsén (born 1960), Swedish curler
Per Cederblom (1901–1987), Swedish breaststroke swimmer
Per Christensen (1934–2009), Norwegian actor
Per Eberhard Cogell (1734–1812), Swedish artist
Per Collinder (1890–1974), Swedish astronomer
Per Dalin (1936–2010), Norwegian educationalist
Per Ditlev-Simonsen (born 1932), Norwegian politician and former mayor of Oslo
Per Drageset (1944–2022), Norwegian civil servant
Per Eggers (born 1951), Swedish actor
Per Egil Flo (born 1989), Norwegian footballer
Per Erik Granström (1942–2011), Swedish politician
Per Egil Hegge (1940–2023), Norwegian journalist
Per Einarsson (born 1984), Swedish bandy player
Per Enflo (born 1944), Swedish mathematician and concert pianist
Per Gedda (1914–2005), Swedish sailor
Per Gessle (born 1959), Swedish musician, member of Roxette
Per Günther (born 1988), German basketball player
Per-Arne Håkansson (born 1963), Swedish politician
Per Albin Hansson (1885–1946), Swedish politician
Per Husted (born 1966), Danish politician

K–Z

Per Kellin (1903–1973), Swedish Army major general
Per Krøldrup (born 1979), retired Danish footballer
Per Kirkeby (1938–2018), Danish artist
Per Botolf Maurseth (born 1969), Norwegian economist and politician
Per Mertesacker (born 1984), retired German footballer
Per Edmund Mordt (born 1965), retired Norwegian footballer
Per Nørgård (born 1932), Danish writer and composer
Per Yngve Ohlin (1969–1991), Swedish singer
Per Welinder (born 1962), Swedish professional skateboarder
Per Martin-Löf (born 1942), Swedish logician, philosopher, and mathematical statistician
Per T. Ohlsson (1958–2022), Swedish journalist
Per Skjærvik (born 1953), Norwegian politician
Erik Per Sullivan (born 1991), American-Swedish actor

Per (given name) explained

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See also