Peregrine, Latin ''Peregrinus'', is a name originally meaning "one from abroad", that is, a foreigner, traveller, or pilgrim. It may refer to: * Peregrine falcon, a bird of prey

People

Peregrine

* Peregrine (martyr) (died 182 AD), Roman Catholic saint *

Peregrine of Auxerre Peregrine (Peregrinus) of Auxerre (french: Saint Pèlerin, it, San Pellegrino) (d. ca. 261 AD or ca. 304 AD) is venerated as the first bishop of Auxerre and the builder of its first cathedral. A strong local tradition states that he was a pries ...

(martyr) (died c. 304 AD), Roman Catholic saint * Perry Anderson (born 1938), British intellectual and essayist * Peregrine Bertie (disambiguation), several people *

Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire Peregrine Andrew Morny Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire, (also known as "Stoker"; born 27 April 1944) is an English peer. He is the only surviving son of Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire and his wife, the former Deborah Mitford. He ...

(born 1944), British peer *

Peregrine Cust (disambiguation) Peregrine Cust may refer to: * Peregrine Cust (1723–1785), Member of Parliament for Bishop's Castle (1761–1768), New Shoreham (1768–1774), Ilchester (1774–1775) and (1780–1785), and Grantham (1776–1780) *Peregrine Cust (1791–1873), Me ...

, several people * Peregrine Hoby (1602–1679), English Member of Parliament *

Peregrine Honig Peregrine Honig (born 1976 in San Francisco, CA) is an American artist whose work is concerned with the relationship between pop culture, sexual vulnerability, social anxieties, the ethics of luxury and trends in consumerism. Honig appeared o ...

(born 1976), American artist *

Peregrine Hopson Peregrine Thomas Hopson (5 June 1696 – 27 February 1759) was a British army officer who commanded the 40th Regiment of Foot and saw extensive service during the eighteenth century and rose to the rank of Major General. He also served as Briti ...

(1696–1759), British army officer *

Peregrine Laziosi Peregrine Laziosi (Pellegrino Latiosi; c. 1260 – 1 May 1345) is an Italian saint of the Servite Order (Friar Order Servants of Mary). He is the patron saint for persons suffering from cancer, AIDS, and other life-threatening illnesses. Life P ...

(1260–1345), Roman Catholic saint * Sir

Peregrine Maitland General Sir Peregrine Maitland, GCB (6 July 1777 – 30 May 1854) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. He also was a first-class cricketer from 1798 to 1808 and an early advocate for the establishment of what would become the Canad ...

(1777–1854), British soldier and colonial administrator * Peregrine Ó Duibhgeannáin (1600s), Irish historian * Peregrine Osborne (disambiguation), several people * Peregrine Pelham (died 1650), English Member of Parliament * Howell Peregrine (1938–2007), British applied mathematician * Sir Peregrine Simon (born 1950), British High Court judge * Peregrine White (1620–1704), first English child born in America after the arrival of the ''Mayflower'' * Sir Peregrine Worsthorne (1923–2020), British journalist

Peregrinus

Peregrinus, Bishop of Terni Saint Peregrinus was the Bishop of Terni, and was credited for founding the city's cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate ...

(died 138 AD), Roman Catholic saint * Peregrinus Proteus (died 165 AD), a Cynic philosopher *

Tiberius Pollenius Armenius Peregrinus Tiberius Pollienus Armenius Peregrinus (fl. 3rd century AD) was a Roman senator who was appointed consul in AD 244. Biography Pollienus Armenius Peregrinus was probably the biological son of Lucius Armenius Peregrinus, who was appointed Praetor in ...

(3rd century AD), Roman consul * Peregrino I (514) and Peregrino II (649), Archbishops of Messina *

Cetteus Saint Cetteus (or ''Ceteus'', also known as ''Peregrinus, Pelligrinus, Pellegrino'') (d. June 13, 597) ( it, San Cetteo, Ceteo) is the patron saint of Pescara. He was a bishop of the 6th century, elected to the see of Amiternum in Sabina (today t ...

or Peregrinus (died 597), Roman Catholic saint and bishop of Amiternum * Peregrinus or

Piligrim Piligrim (Pilgrim of Passau, Pilegrinus, Peregrinus) (died 20 May 991) was Bishop of Passau. Piligrim was ambitious, but also concerned with the Christianization of Hungary. He was educated at the Benedictine Niederaltaich Abbey, and was made bi ...

(died 990) * Bartolfus Peregrinus (died by 1109) or Bartolf of Nangis * Guilielmus Peregrinus (died 1146), a German pilgrim *

Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt (Latin), Pierre Pelerin de Maricourt (French), or Peter Peregrinus of Maricourt (fl. 1269), was a French mathematician, physicist, and writer who conducted experiments on magnetism and wrote the first extant treatise ...

(1200s), French scholar

Art, music, and literature

* '' Passing of Peregrinus'', a 2nd-century satire by Lucian * ''Peregrine'' (album), 2006 album by the Appleseed Cast *

Peregrine (band) Peregrine was an indie rock band from Sydney, Australia. Early career Peregrine began as the vehicle for the performance of songs written by Brett Winterford, who after several early line-up changes settled on drummer Mathew Smith and bassist D ...

, Australian indie rock band * "Peregrine", a song by Donovan on the 1968 album ''

The Hurdy Gurdy Man ''The Hurdy Gurdy Man'' is the sixth studio album (seventh overall) by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the US in October 1968 (Epic Records BN 26420 (stereo)), but not in the UK, because of a continuing contractual dispu ...

'' * "Peregrines", a 2004 short story by

Suzy McKee Charnas Suzy McKee Charnas (October 22, 1939 – January 2, 2023) was an American novelist and short story writer, writing primarily in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. She won several awards for her fiction, including the Hugo Award, the Ne ...

* ''

The Peregrine ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...

'', a 1967 book by J. A. Baker * "The Peregrin", a story in '' The Psychotechnic League'' series * Tonus Peregrinus, a British vocal ensemble * ''Tonus peregrinus'', reciting tone in Gregorian chant

Biology

* Peregrine falcon, a bird of prey * ''Peregrinus'' (planthopper), a genus of planthoppers in the family Delphacidae * ''

Erigeron peregrinus ''Erigeron peregrinus'' is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name wandering fleabane. ''Erigeron peregrinus'' is native to northwestern North America from Alaska to Oregon. Some populations ...

'', a flowering plant of the daisy family * '' Nicodamus peregrinus'', the red and black spider * '' Pinus peregrinus'', an extinct species of pine * '' Platycorynus peregrinus'', a species of beetle * ''Pseudocheirus peregrinus'', the common ringtail possum

Business

Peregrine Investments Holdings Peregrine (including Peregrine Investments Holdings Limited and Peregrine Infrastructure Investments Limited) was an investment company based in Hong Kong. It was liquidated following the downturn of the Indonesian economy during the Asian financi ...

, a Hong Kong investment company *

Peregrine Financial Group Peregrine Financial Group Inc., commonly known as PFGBest, was an Iowa-based financial firm that operated for over 20 years. It was shut down in July 2012 after it was put under investigation for a $200 million shortfall in customer funds. Peregrine ...

, an American futures brokerage firm * Peregrine Holdings Limited, a company traded on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange * Peregrine Semiconductor, an American fabless semiconductor company *

Peregrine Systems Peregrine Systems, Inc. was an enterprise software company, founded in 1981, that sold enterprise asset management, change management, and ITIL-based IT service management software. Following an accounting scandal and bankruptcy in 2003, Peregri ...

, a software company

Characters

* Peregrine Fisher, lead character in the 2019 television series ''

Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries ''Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries'' (also stylised as ''Ms Fisher's MODern Murder Mysteries'') is an Australian television drama series which began screening on the Seven Network on 21 February 2019. The series is a spin-off of the drama s ...

'' and niece of Phryne Fisher * James Peregrine Lester, a character played by Ben Miller in British television series ''Primeval'' *

Miss Peregrine ''Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'' is a contemporary fantasy debut novel by American author Ransom Riggs. The story is told through a combination of narrative and a mix of vernacular and found photography from the personal archives ...

, a character in the 2011 novel ''Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'' by Ransom Riggs * Peregrine (comics), a Marvel Comics character * Peregrine (''Wild Cards''), a character in the ''Wild Cards'' comic series *

Peregrine Pickle Peregrine, Latin ''Peregrinus'', is a name originally meaning "one from abroad", that is, a foreigner, traveller, or pilgrim. It may refer to: * Peregrine falcon, a bird of prey People Peregrine * Peregrine (martyr) (died 182 AD), Roman Catholic ...

, the titular protagonist of a 1751 novel by Tobias Smollett * Peregrin Took, character in the 1950s series ''The Lord of the Rings'' by J. R. R. Tolkien * Peregrine, a character in ''

Volpone ''Volpone'' (, Italian for "sly fox") is a comedy play by English playwright Ben Jonson first produced in 1605–1606, drawing on elements of city comedy and beast fable. A merciless satire of greed and lust, it remains Jonson's most-perfor ...

'' a 1600s play by Ben Jonson * Peregrine family, characters in the 1989 and 1991 novels by

Jude Deveraux Jude Deveraux (born September 20, 1947; née Jude Gilliam) is an American author of historical romances. Deveraux has written over 40 novels, many of which have been on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list, including such titles as ''A Knight ...

* Peregrine Hazard, a character in the 1991 novel ''

Wise Children ::''This article refers to the novel by Angela Carter. For the album by Tom Harrell see Wise Children (album)'' ''Wise Children'' (1991) was the last novel written by Angela Carter. The novel follows the fortunes of twin chorus girls, Dora and ...

'' by Angela Carter * Sir Walter Peregrine, a character in the 1637 play ''

The Example ''The Example'' is a Caroline era stage play, a comedy written by James Shirley, first published in 1637. The play has repeatedly been acclaimed both as one of Shirley's best comedies and one of the best works of its generation. And it provides ...

'' by James Shirley

Military

* Operation Peregrine, a 2003 Canadian military operation * USS ''Peregrine'' (AM-373), a U.S. Navy ship

Places

* El Peregrino, a settlement in General Pinto Partido, Argentina * Peregrinus Peak, an Antarctic peak * Mons Peregrinus or the

Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles Qala'at Tarablus in Arabic, is an ancient citadel and fort on a hilltop in Tripoli, Lebanon. Once known as The Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles or Qala'at Sanjil and also as Mons Peregrinus ("Pilgrim's Mountain"), it takes its name from Raymond ...

Sport

* Peregrine (horse) (1878 – c. 1898), British racehorse, winner of the 2000 Guineas in 1881 * St. Peregrines, a Gaelic athletic club

Transportation

* LNER Class A4 60034 ''Lord Faringdon'', a steam locomotive that was at one point named ''Peregrine'' * , a British ship * ''Peregrine'' (spacecraft), a lunar lander designed by Astrobotic Technology * Rolls-Royce Peregrine, an aero engine

Other uses

Pilgrim A pilgrim (from the Latin ''peregrinus'') is a traveler (literally one who has come from afar) who is on a journey to a holy place. Typically, this is a physical journey (often on foot) to some place of special significance to the adherent of ...

* ''Peregrine'' (journal), full title: ''Peregrine: American Immigration in the 21st Century'', an online journal on immigration to the United States *

Peregrinus (Roman) In the early Roman Empire, from 30 BC to AD 212, a ''peregrinus'' (Latin: ) was a free provincial subject of the Empire who was not a Roman citizen. ''Peregrini'' constituted the vast majority of the Empire's inhabitants in the 1st and 2nd centur ...

, a designation for a non-citizen subject of the Roman empire * The Peregrine Fund, a bird conservation organization * ''

'', 1967 book by J. A. Baker on peregrine falcons * An astrology term for a planet with no

essential dignity Essential dignity, in astrology, refers to the relative strength or weakness of a planet or point's zodiac position by sign and degree, or its ''essence''—what the 17th-century astrologer William Lilly called "the strength, fortitude or de ...