Perye as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Perye

What is the meaning of the name Perye ?

The baby name Perye is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced PEH-ree (ˈpɛri),PEH-rye (ˈpɛraɪ) — less common.

Perye is English, Hebrew, Iranian, Persian in Origin.

Perye is a rare modern given name rooted in medieval English. Its most persuasive origin is the Old English pyrige, “pear tree,” which in Middle English appears as perie/perye. As a locative or occupational byname, it marked someone who lived by a pear orchard or produced perry (pear cider). The sense of “pear tree/orchard” underlies the name’s meaning, giving Perye a pastoral, nature-linked character that aligns with other arboreal surnames-turned-given-names.

Historically attested in late 13th–15th-century English records in forms like atte Perye or de la Perye, the element later stabilized as the surnames Perry and Pirie, from which the modern given name trend emerges. Perye functions as a unisex choice. Variants and cognates include Perry, Perrie, Perri, Peri, Perie, Pirie, Pery, and Perrey. Pronunciations commonly follow PEH-ree or pair-ee, with the -ye reflecting archaic orthography rather than a distinct syllable.

⚙ Perye barely registers. Across 3 countries, we found just 3 recorded uses of it.