Pera

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pera"

English

Proper noun

Pera (plural Peras)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pera is the 11899^th 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

• Earp, Rape, aper, pare, pear, prae-, præ-, rape, reap

Finnish

Etymology

Diminutive of Pertti. Compare Pena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈperɑ/, [ˈpe̞rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -erɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Pe‧ra
• Hyphenation^(key): Pe‧ra

Proper noun

Pera

1. a diminutive of the male given name Pertti

Declension

Inflection of Pera (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Pera	Perat
genitive		Peran	Perojen
partitive		Peraa	Peroja
illative		Peraan	Peroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Pera	Perat
accusative	nom.	Pera	Perat
	gen.	Peran
genitive		Peran	Perojen Perain rare
partitive		Peraa	Peroja
inessive		Perassa	Peroissa
elative		Perasta	Peroista
illative		Peraan	Peroihin
adessive		Peralla	Peroilla
ablative		Peralta	Peroilta
allative		Peralle	Peroille
essive		Perana	Peroina
translative		Peraksi	Peroiksi
abessive		Peratta	Peroitta
instructive		—	Peroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Pera (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Perani Perani accusative nom. Perani Perani gen. Perani genitive Perani Perojeni Peraini rare partitive Peraani Perojani inessive Perassani Peroissani elative Perastani Peroistani illative Peraani Peroihini adessive Perallani Peroillani ablative Peraltani Peroiltani allative Peralleni Peroilleni essive Peranani Peroinani translative Perakseni Peroikseni abessive Perattani Peroittani instructive — — comitative — Peroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Perasi Perasi accusative nom. Perasi Perasi gen. Perasi genitive Perasi Perojesi Peraisi rare partitive Peraasi Perojasi inessive Perassasi Peroissasi elative Perastasi Peroistasi illative Peraasi Peroihisi adessive Perallasi Peroillasi ablative Peraltasi Peroiltasi allative Perallesi Peroillesi essive Peranasi Peroinasi translative Peraksesi Peroiksesi abessive Perattasi Peroittasi instructive — — comitative — Peroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Peramme Peramme accusative nom. Peramme Peramme gen. Peramme genitive Peramme Perojemme Peraimme rare partitive Peraamme Perojamme inessive Perassamme Peroissamme elative Perastamme Peroistamme illative Peraamme Peroihimme adessive Perallamme Peroillamme ablative Peraltamme Peroiltamme allative Perallemme Peroillemme essive Peranamme Peroinamme translative Peraksemme Peroiksemme abessive Perattamme Peroittamme instructive — — comitative — Peroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Peranne Peranne accusative nom. Peranne Peranne gen. Peranne genitive Peranne Perojenne Perainne rare partitive Peraanne Perojanne inessive Perassanne Peroissanne elative Perastanne Peroistanne illative Peraanne Peroihinne adessive Perallanne Peroillanne ablative Peraltanne Peroiltanne allative Perallenne Peroillenne essive Perananne Peroinanne translative Peraksenne Peroiksenne abessive Perattanne Peroittanne instructive — — comitative — Peroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Peransa Peransa accusative nom. Peransa Peransa gen. Peransa genitive Peransa Perojensa Perainsa rare partitive Peraansa Perojaan Perojansa inessive Perassaan Perassansa Peroissaan Peroissansa elative Perastaan Perastansa Peroistaan Peroistansa illative Peraansa Peroihinsa adessive Perallaan Perallansa Peroillaan Peroillansa ablative Peraltaan Peraltansa Peroiltaan Peroiltansa allative Peralleen Perallensa Peroilleen Peroillensa essive Peranaan Peranansa Peroinaan Peroinansa translative Perakseen Peraksensa Peroikseen Peroiksensa abessive Perattaan Perattansa Peroittaan Peroittansa instructive — — comitative — Peroineen Peroinensa

Statistics

• The given name Pera belongs to 5 male individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Latin

Etymology

From pēra (“wallet”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpeː.ra]

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛː.ra]

Proper noun

Pēra m sg (genitive Pērae); first declension

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

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Pēra
genitive	Pērae
dative	Pērae
accusative	Pēram
ablative	Pērā
vocative	Pēra

References

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

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Greek Πέρα (Péra, “across”).

Proper noun

Pera (definite accusative Perayı, plural Peralar)

1. a neighborhood in Istanbul