The baby name Pehr is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /peːr/ (Swedish); English approximation: "PAIR".
Pehr is Swedish in Origin.
The baby name Pehr is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /peːr/ (Swedish); English approximation: "PAIR".
Pehr is Swedish in Origin.
A traditional Swedish given name, Pehr is a spelling variant of Per, the Scandinavian form of Peter. The lineage traces back to Greek Petros (“rock, stone”), via Latin Petrus and medieval Northern European forms. In Swedish records the Pehr spelling appears from the 17th to 19th centuries, especially among clergy, scholars, and merchants, and survives as a heritage choice in Swedish- and Finland-Swedish families.
Notable bearers include explorer Pehr Kalm and Finnish statesman Pehr Evind Svinhufvud. Related forms are Per and Pär (Swedish), Peder (Danish/Norwegian/older Swedish), Petter and Peter, as well as Petrus in ecclesiastical contexts; cognates abroad include Pietro, Pierre, Piotr, Petr, and Petri, with Petra as the feminine counterpart and Pelle a common Swedish diminutive. Usage today is uncommon but familiar, carrying the steady, steadfast sense of “rock” while signaling classical Scandinavian style.
| Pehr Evind Svinhufvud Pehr Evind Svinhufvud was best known as the president of Finland from 1931 to 1937 and as a key leader in Finland’s independence movement. Before independence, he worked as a lawyer, judge, and politician in the Grand Duchy of Finland, and he presented Finland’s Declaration of Independence to Parliament in 1917. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #612 | 71 | 3,552 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
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