Pērkons

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Surname: Pērkons

Origin: Latvian

Meaning: Thunder (also the name of the Latvian god of thunder)

Old Spellings: Perkohn, Pehrkon, Pehrkohn, Perkun

Cyrillic Spelling: Перконс

Handwritten Cyrillic: To be added

Variations and Alternate Spellings: Pērkona, Pērkone, Perkons, Perkona, Perkone

Related Surnames: Unknown

Possible place name borrowing? Yes


Attested Locations: Brenguļi, Cesvaine*, Jaungulbene, Limbaži, Mālpils, Nīkrace, Penkule, Rucava, Turlava, Vecsaule

Famous individuals with this surname: Unknown