Perpignan: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Perpignan – Meaning: estate of a man named Perpenna – Origin: Latin (from the Roman personal name Perpenna) – Pronunciation: pair-peen-YAHN


Perpignan is a Latin (from the Roman personal name Perpenna) name meaning “estate of a man named Perpenna”. It appears in our list of 175+ European City Baby Names With Old-World Elegance.

Meaning & Origin of Perpignan

Meaning: Estate of a man named Perpenna.

Origin: Latin (from the Roman personal name Perpenna).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Perpignan

Phonetic: pair-peen-YAHN   IPA: /pɛʁpiɲɑ̃/

Popularity of Perpignan

Perpignan doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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