Perdix is a genus of Galliform gamebirds known collectively as the 'true partridges'. The genus name is the Latin for "partridge", and is itself derived from Ancient Greek 'πέρδιξ' (pérdīx). These birds are unrelated to the subtropical species that have been named after the partridge due to similar size and morphology.
Latin Meaning: The name Peregrina is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Peregrina is: Wanderer.
Periphetes (/ˌpɛrɪˈfiːtiːz/; Ancient Greek: Περιφήτης) is the name of several characters from Greek mythology. Periphetes, son of Nyctimus and father of Parthaon. Periphetes, also known as Corynetes or the Club-Bearer, was a son of Hephaestus and Anticleia.
Contribute your knowledge to the name Perpetua. ... Perpetua is of Latin origin and means lasting. It is most commonly used by Catholic families honoring St. Perpetua, a third century maiden who, with St. Felicity and their companions, was martyred at Carthage by gladiators for their Christian beliefs.
Pertunda is a baby girl name its meaning is . Mostly popular in christian religion. The poeple have viewed this name 1481 times.
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Meaning & History. Latinized form of the Greek name Φοιβος (Phoibos), which meant "bright, pure". This was an epithet of the Greek god Apollo.
Phoenice. ... Phoenice or Phoenike (Greek: Φοινίκη) was an ancient Greek city in Epirus and capital of the Chaonians. It was also the location of the Treaty of Phoenice which ended the First Macedonian War, as well as one of the wealthiest cities in Epirus until the Roman conquest.
Phrygia was a daughter of Cecrops, from whom the country of Phrygia was believed to have derived its name. Phrygia is also an epithet for Cybele, as the goddess who was worshipped above all others in Phrygia, and as a surname of Athena on account of the Palladium which was brought from Phrygia.
Picus was a figure in Roman mythology, was the first king of Latium. He was the son of Saturn also known as Stercutus. ... When his comrades accused Circe of her crime and demanded Picus' release, she turned them too into a variety of beasts. Picus' wife (to whom he was wholly devoted) was Canens, a nymph.
