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Persis

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Meaning

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, in occasional use since the 16th century.
  2. A region of ancient Iran in its southwest; modern Fars province.
  3. An early Christian, mentioned in the epistle to the Romans.

Etymology / origin

From Latin Persis, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís). Doublet of Fars.

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