Perun: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Perun – Meaning: name of the Slavic thunder god, likely rooted in a word for 'to strike' – Origin: Proto-Slavic – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: peh-ROON


Perun is a Proto-Slavic boy's name meaning “name of the Slavic thunder god, likely rooted in a word for 'to strike'”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Perun

Meaning: Name of the Slavic thunder god, likely rooted in a word for 'to strike'.

Origin: Proto-Slavic.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Perun

Phonetic: peh-ROON   IPA: /pɛˈrun/

Popularity of Perun

Perun 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.

Lists That Include Perun

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