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Origin: Greek

Meaning: Destroy, slay

This name certainly slays! Perse is a gender-neutral name of Greek origin, meaning “destroy” or “slay.” In Greek mythology, Perse is one of the Oceanids, who are water-nymphs and daughters of Oceanus and Tethys. Perse married Helios, the sun god, and later gave birth to the goddess Circe. In an ode to their namesake, your little hero is sure to live up to their mythological and powerful new moniker.