Pelgrim as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pelgrim

What is the meaning of the name Pelgrim ?

The baby name Pelgrim is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Dutch: /ˈpɛlɣrɪm/; English approximation: /ˈpɛlɡrɪm/ (PEL-grim).

Pelgrim is Dutch in Origin.

Pelgrim is a Dutch masculine given name with deep medieval roots. It stems from Middle Dutch pelgrîm (also spelled pelgrim), ultimately from Late Latin peregrinus “foreigner; traveler; pilgrim,” filtered through Old French pelerin. As a personal name it evokes the religious journeyer, one who sets out for sacred places, and by extension a wayfarer or outsider.

In the Low Countries the name appears in medieval records amid vibrant pilgrimage culture; it was sometimes given to sons after a parent’s vow. Related forms circulated widely - especially among German-speaking clerics named Pilgrim - linking the Dutch form to a broader European tradition. Today Pelgrim is rare as a given name, seen more as a Dutch or Flemish surname and in Afrikaans. Variants include Dutch Pellegrijn/Pelgrym; German Pilgrim; Latin Peregrinus; Italian Pellegrino; Spanish/Portuguese Peregrino; English Peregrine; feminines Peregrina/Pellegrina.

⚙ Pelgrim doesn't appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. Such a name is generally either rare, regional or traditional, or a brand-new coinage. Either way, it's a name very few children share.