Pera

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English

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Proper noun

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Pera (plural Peras)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Pera is the 11899th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2631 individuals. Pera is most common among Hispanic/Latino (47.74%) and White (46.83%) individuals.

Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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From pēra (wallet).

Pronunciation

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(Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpeː.ra/, [ˈpeːrä]

Proper noun

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Pēra m sg (genitive Pērae); first declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Marcus Junius Pera, a Roman consul

Declension

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First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Pēra
Genitive Pērae
Dative Pērae
Accusative Pēram
Ablative Pērā
Vocative Pēra

References

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  • Pera”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Byzantine Greek Πέρα (Péra, across).

Proper noun

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Pera (definite accusative Perayı, plural Peralar)

  1. a neighborhood in Istanbul