Entry № 8102 · Greek origin

Persis Persis — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ PUR-sis /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Persian woman"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "persian woman".

Persis (Περσίς) is Greek for "Persian woman" — referring to someone from Persia. In Romans 16:12, Paul greets "the beloved Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord."

Persis was used in Puritan and Quaker families. Persis Khambatta (1948-1998) was the Indian actress in Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

Persian woman. The beloved NT worker.

The name in its native script.

Περσίς
Transliteration
Persís
Pronunciation
/ ˈpɜːr.sɪs /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Persis stands.

Persis does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Persiss before her.

Real people
Persis Khambatta
Indian actress.
1948 – 1998
In fiction
Persis
NT worker in Romans 16.
Romans 16:12

Names connected to Persis.

The number behind Persis.

5

The Seeker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Persis reduce to 5, The Seeker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.