"Persis" meaning in English

See Persis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Latin Persis, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís). Doublet of Fars. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|Persis}} Latin Persis, {{uder|en|grc|Περσίς|}} Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís), {{doublet|en|Fars}} Doublet of Fars Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Persis
  1. (historical) A region of ancient Iran in its southwest; modern Fars province. Tags: historical Translations (region of ancient Iran): Περσίς (Persís) (Ancient Greek), Պարսք (Parskʻ) (Armenian), Persis [feminine] (German), Persis [feminine] (Latin), 𐭯𐭠𐭥𐭮𐭩 (Pārs) (Middle Persian), Պարսք (Parskʻ) (Old Armenian), 𐭐𐭀𐭓𐭎 (Pārs) (Parthian), پارس (pârs) (Persian), فارس (fârs) (Persian), Перси́да (Persída) [feminine] (Russian)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís, “a Persian woman”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|Περσίς||a Persian woman}} Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís, “a Persian woman”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Persis
  1. An early Christian, mentioned in the epistle to the Romans. Categories (topical): Biblical characters
    Sense id: en-Persis-en-name-vxFJgd3C Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 16 49 35 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 11 30 5 33 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 14 31 4 31 3
  2. A female given name from Ancient Greek, in occasional use since the 16th century. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, Individuals
    Sense id: en-Persis-en-name-Ad2D070F Disambiguation of Individuals: 28 27 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 21 51 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 22 16 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 11 30 5 33 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 14 31 4 31 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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