May 17
Why this day? Per is a short form of Harper, and shares its name day.
Per is celebrated in the United States on May 17; Germany on June 29.
Per is a short form of Harper. It keeps its origin (Occupational English surname, from Old English 'hearpere') and meaning — harp player, minstrel, and shares its name day, May 17.
On birth records, Per is rarely written as such: the Pers are Harpers (106,305 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Harper page.
Per is a short form of Harper, which means harp player, minstrel.
May 17, together with Harper: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Harper.
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