Peera as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Peera

What is the meaning of the name Peera ?

The baby name Peera is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈpiːrə/ (PEE-rah) — common English rendering,/ˈpjɛːra/ (Italian Piera) — closer to PYEH-rah,/ˈpiːra/ — common Thai/South Asian rendering.

Peera is Italian, Persian, Thai, Urdu in Origin.

Peera is a Thai given name, typically masculine, rendered from Thai พีระ (phīra), a loan from Sanskrit vīra via Pali, meaning “hero, brave one, valiant man.” The name carries connotations of courage, prowess, and noble character, and is pronounced roughly PEE-rah in English. In Thai naming it often appears as a standalone name or as the first element in compounds (e.g., Peerapat, Peerapong, Peerasak), where it retains the core sense of bravery or excellence.

The root vīra was widely adopted across South and Southeast Asia through classical literature and royal titulature, so cognate forms are common: Weera/Veera/Vira in South Asia and Thailand, Wira in Indonesian and Malay, and Bira as a Thai short form (cf. Prince “Bira” Birabongse). Because Thai-to-Latin spellings vary, Peera may also appear as Pira or Phira. While predominantly male, contemporary usage in Thailand can be unisex.

⚙ Peera is a rare name. There are only 76 recorded uses of it in our data, from 12 countries.