- Peregrine
Peregrine can refer to several things. Its primary use is the name of bird of prey, the
Peregrine Falcon . "Peregrine" (from theLatin peregrinus) is a given (first or Christian) name which means "wanderer". Uses of "Peregrine" and its forms include:Natural world
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Peregrine Falcon , a type of bird of preyPeople
With "Peregrine", "Peregrin", "Peregrino" or "Peregrinus" as first name:
*Peregrine (martyr) (died 182 AD), Roman Catholic saint, Martyr in Rome
*Peregrine of Auxerre (died c. 304 AD), Roman Catholic saint, first bishop of Auxerre
* Peregrino I (514) and Peregrino II (649), Archbishops of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Messina
* Peregrinus or Cetteus, Roman Catholic saint, a bishop of Amiternum (d. 597)
*Peregrino Anselmo (1902 – 1975), Uruguayan football player
*Peregrine Armstrong-Jones (born 1960), international party and events organiser
*Peregrine Bland (c. 1596 – 1647), member of the Virginia House of Burgesses
*Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire (born 1944)
*Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1555 – 1601)
*Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven (1686 – 1742)
*Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven (1714 – 1778)
*Peregrine Cust, 6th Baron Brownlow (1899 – 1978)
*Peregrine Eliot, 10th Earl of St Germans (born 1941)
*Peregrine Alexander Nelson Hood (born 1974), British aristocrat
*Peregrine Laziosi (1265 – 1345), Roman Catholic saint
*Peregrine Maitland (1777 – 1854), British soldier and colonial administrator
*Peregrine Maitland Grover (1818 – 1885), member of Canadian House of Commons
*Peregrin Obdržálek (1825 – 1891), Czech Catholic priest
*Peregrine O'Duignan (fl. 1627 – 1636), Irish clergyman and historian
*Peregrine Osborne, 2nd Duke of Leeds (1659 – 1729)
*Peregrine Osborne, 3rd Duke of Leeds (1691 – 1731)
*Peregrine Pelham (died 1950), English Member of Parliament
*Peregrinus Proteus (100 – 165 AD), Cynic suicidal philosopher
*Peregrine White (1620 – 1704), first English child to be born in the New World
*Peregrine Willoughby-Brown (born 1985), heir to the Barony Willoughby de Eresby
*Peregrine Worsthorne (born 1923), English journalistAs middle name:
*Charles Peregrine Courtenay, Lord Courtenay (born 1975)
*Steve Peregrin Took (1949 – 1980), English musician
*Guy Richard Peregrine Whatley (born 1975), American organist and harpsichordist
*Sebastian Peregrin Zwyer (1597 – 1661), Swiss military commander and politicianAs surname:
* Petrus Peregrinus =Peter of Maricourt , 13th-century French writer on magnetism and astrolabes.Fiction
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Peregrin Took , a hobbit from "The Lord of the Rings" by J. R. R. Tolkien
*Peregrine (Wild Cards) , a superhero from the "Wild Cards" book series
*Peregrine (comics) , a superhero from Marvel Comics
* "Peregrine Pickle", protagonist of "The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle " novel by Tobias Smollett
* "The Peregrin", a science fiction short story by Poul Anderson fromThe Psychotechnic League series
* "Peregrines", a short story bySuzy McKee Charnas
*James Peregrine Lester , a character in ITV science fiction TV series "Primeval"
* King Peregrin, a character in the "MediEvil" series of video games
* Sir Walter Peregrine, a character from "The Example " stage comedy by James Shirley
* Peregrine Family, characters from "The Taming" and "The Conquest" novels by Jude Deveraux
* Peregrine Hazard, a flighty character from Angela Carter's bookWise Children
* "The Peregrine", a 1967 work of nature writing by J.A. (John Alec) Baker
* "Peregrine's Tale" (AKA "The Turtle Boy: Peregrine's Tale"), a sequel/prequel to Kealan Patrick Burke's award winning "Turtle Boy" seriesMusic
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Peregrine (band) , an Australian rock/pop band
* "Peregrine", a song byDonovan Leitch on his 1968 album "The Hurdy Gurdy Man"
* "Peregrine" (album), a 2006 album by The Appleseed Cast
* "Hoods on Peregrine", a song by the bandThrice on the 2003 album "The Artist in the Ambulance "Engineering
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Rolls-Royce Peregrine , a liquid-cooled aircraft piston engine designed by Rolls Royce
*USS Peregrine (AM-373) , a U.S. Navy minesweeperCommercial
* Peregrine Holdings Limited, a financial services company of South Africa
*Peregrine Investments Holdings , a former investments company based in Hong Kong
*Peregrine Systems , an American software company (acquired by Hewlett Packard)
*Peregrine Adventures , an Adventure Tour company (acquired by Hewlett Packard)Other
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Peregrinus (Roman) , a inhabitant of the Roman empire who is not a citizen
*Operation PEREGRINE , a domestic Canadian military operation in 2003
*Operation Peregrine II , U.S. operation during 2007 Iraq war
*St Peregrines , a Gaelic football club in Dublin
*El Peregrino , settlement inGeneral Pinto Partido department of Argentine
* "Peregrine" is anastrology term for a planet with noessential dignity ee also
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Pellegrino (Italian variant)
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