The baby name Peveril is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈpɛvərəl/ (PEV-ər-əl); variant: /ˈpɛvərɪl/ (PEV-ə-ril).
The baby name Peveril is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈpɛvərəl/ (PEV-ər-əl); variant: /ˈpɛvərɪl/ (PEV-ə-ril).
Peveril is in Origin.
Peveril is a rare English masculine given name drawn from the medieval surname Peverel/Peverell, borne by a prominent Norman family after 1066. The surname likely stems from Old French peverel, a diminutive of pevre/poivre (Latin piper), meaning “little pepper,” probably a nickname for a spirited or dark‑haired person. The family’s legacy survives in landmarks such as Peveril Castle in Derbyshire, reinforcing the name’s deep English‑medieval associations.
As a first name it appears sporadically in parish records from the 18th century and gained modest notice in Britain after Sir Walter Scott’s 1823 novel Peveril of the Peak. Usage has remained very uncommon, lending it a distinctive, aristocratic, and literary aura. Accepted variants include Peverel and Peverell; the double‑l form is more familiar as a surname, while Peveril is the established forename spelling. Meaning can be summarized as “peppercorn; lively, spirited,” carried via the original nickname sense.
Peveril is extremely rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 1 recorded use, across 1 country.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
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