Perrine as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Perrine

What is the meaning of the name Perrine ?

The baby name Perrine is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA_french': '/pɛ.ʁin/', 'approx_english': 'puh-REEN or peh-REEN'}.

Perrine is French in Origin.

Perrine is a French feminine given name deriving from the medieval diminutive Perrin of Pierre (Peter), ultimately from Latin Petrus and Greek Petros, “rock, stone.” The -ine ending feminizes the form, so the sense is often felt as “little rock” or “daughter of Peter.”

Attested across northern France and Brittany from the Middle Ages, Perrine appears in early parish records and traveled to New France with settlers, remaining familiar in Quebec. It saw a modest 20th-century revival in France and occasional international notice via literature (e.g., Hector Malot’s heroine in En famille). Variants and related forms include Perine (older/anglicized), Perrette, and Pierrette; cognates are Petra and Pietra. Masculine counterparts are Perrin and Pierre. Diminutives and short forms include Perri, Peri, and Rine. As a surname, Perrine reflects the same patronymic root.