The baby name Perun is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /pɛˈrun/ (Slavic); /ˈpɛrən/ (English approximation) — approx. 'peh-ROON' or 'PEH-run'.
Perun is Slavic in Origin.
The baby name Perun is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /pɛˈrun/ (Slavic); /ˈpɛrən/ (English approximation) — approx. 'peh-ROON' or 'PEH-run'.
Perun is Slavic in Origin.
Perun is the name of the chief thunder god in Slavic mythology, from Proto-Slavic *Perunъ, likely tied to the Proto-Indo-European root *per- “to strike” or the Balto-Slavic theonym family *Perkʷunos linked with the sacred oak. The meaning centers on “the striker,” “thunderer,” or “lightning.” Perun appears in medieval sources such as the Primary Chronicle; Prince Vladimir erected his idol in Kyiv before Christianization. Symbols include the oak, axe, arrow, and thunderbolt, and he served as guardian of warriors, oaths, and order.
As a given name, Perun is rare but experiencing revival in parts of Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. Language forms largely match Perun (Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian); related Baltic cognates are Lithuanian Perkūnas, Latvian Pērkons, and Old Prussian Perkunos. Polish Piorun (“thunderbolt”) is a lexical relative. Possible feminine forms include Peruna and Perunika (also the iris flower name).
Perun is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 21 times, across 14 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Perun is popular in 14 countries — most recent births per country:
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