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Perrin (male)

Diminutive for:Pierre (M)
Feminine form:Perrine (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Obsolete French diminutive of Pierre, the French form of Peter [q.v.], from Greek "a rock" or "a stone".
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