Pereira (surname)

Pereira
Coat of arms associated with Pereira surname
Pronunciation[pɨˈɾɐjɾɐ] or [peˈɾejɾɐ]
Origin
Word/namePortuguese, Galician
Meaning"pear tree"
Region of originPortugal, and Galicia region of Spain
Other names
Variant form(s)Da Pereira, Dapereira, Pereyra, Pereiras, Pereyras, Perera, Pereire, Peral, Perales and others

Pereira is a surname in the Portuguese and Galician languages in Portugal, Galicia, Brazil, other regions of the former Portuguese Empire, and among Galician descendants in Spanish-speaking Latin America. The adoption of this surname also became common among Sephardic Jews of Portuguese origin and was historically spread throughout the Sephardic Jewish diaspora as a "New Christian" surname.

The name originates from Latin pirum or pyrus (pear, pear-tree). Currently, it is one of the most common surnames in South America and Europe. It started as a noble Christian toponym of the Middle Ages, taken from the feudal estate of Pereira, Portugal, which in Portuguese means 'pear tree'.

The variants of this name are more commonly found in other countries like Spain (Galicia) with different spellings such as Pereyra or Perera, Trinidad and Tobago, India (specifically in Goa, Kerala and among the Paravar of Southern Tamil Nadu), Pakistan and Sri Lanka. In France, the variant is Pereire. Many Portuguese immigrants to the United States, especially Massachusetts, chose to Americanize their surname into Perry.

Notable people

See also Pereyra and Perera.

Politics

Music and dance

  • Alexander Pereira (born 1947), head of La Scala
  • Linda Perry (Pereira) (born 1965), American record producer, songwriter, singer
  • Erica Pereira, New York City Ballet soloist
  • Steve Perry (Pereira) (born 1949), American singer
  • Luciano Pereyra (born 1981), Argentine singer
  • Luis Pereyra (born 1965), Argentine dancer and choreographer of Tango Argentino and Argentinian folklore
  • Joe Perry (Pereira) (born 1950), American rock guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter
  • David Pereira (born 1953), Australian classical cellist
  • Poppy (Moriah Rose Pereira) (born 1995), American singer and YouTube personality
  • Linn da Quebrada (Lina Pereira), Brazilian singer, actor, and screenwriter
  • Tina Pereira, Trinidadian-Canadian ballet dancer
  • Pocah (Viviane de Queiroz Pereira), Brazilian singer and television personality
  • Kario Marcel Pereira-Bailey Aruban-born American actor known for his roles in Blue Bloods, Dead Ringers, Chicago Fire and others

Sports

Others

See also

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