Peregrine
PEH-rə-grin
A name meaning “traveler” or “stranger,” with a strong old-world, pilgrim-like feel.
Meaning
Peregrine comes from Latin peregrinus, meaning “traveler,” “foreigner,” or “stranger.” The old name was used in English as a Christian name and also appears in forms like Peregrinus and Pellegrino. In the excerpts, it is explicitly glossed as “traveller” and “alien, stranger, foreign.”
Origin
LatinEnglishmasculine
Fun fact
The name was given to Sir Peregrine Bertie because he was born in exile at Wesel, “in a strange land,” which helped make the name especially fitting in that family.