"Perse" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περση (Persē, literally “Persian woman”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|grc|Περση|lit=Persian woman}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περση (Persē, literally “Persian woman”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Perse
  1. (Greek mythology) An Oceanid, (one of the three thousand daughters of the Titans' Oceanus and Tethys), and the wife of the sun god, Helios, by whom she is the mother of Aeetes, Perses, Pasiphae, and Circe. One of her many sisters is Amphitrite, (the wife of Poseidon). Perse is also closely identified with Hecate. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek deities Synonyms: Persa, Perseis Translations (one of the Oceanids): Պերսե (english: Perse) (Armenian), Perse (Finnish), Perseis (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-Perse-en-name-QkzPboFl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 39 39 3 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 37 3 25 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: A variant of Piers. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Perse
  1. A rare surname transferred from the given name.
    Sense id: en-Perse-en-name-X8izI45~ Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 39 39 3 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 37 3 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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