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Also a medieval form of the name Pedro. Per Abbat (Abbot Peter in english) was a copist and possible author of Mio Cid.
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Per was extremely popular in Norway in the mid-1900s. It ranked at #9 in 1920, #5 in 1925 (behind Arne, Odd, Kåre and Olav), #4 in 1930 (behind Arne, Odd and Kjell) and in 1935 (behind Arne, Kjell and Odd), #2 in 1940, 1945, 1950, 1955, and 1960 (behind Jan every time), #3 in 1965 (behind Jan and Bjørn) and #8 in 1970.
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In Sweden Per is also common in combination with other first name, like Per-Erik, Per-Arne etc.
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