Peres is a patronymic Portuguese and Galician surname. Its modern variant is Pires. There exists also a branch among jewish people, not related with the first ones. In this case is the name of the

Bearded vulture The bearded vulture (''Gypaetus barbatus''), also known as the lammergeier and ossifrage, is a very large bird of prey in the Monotypic taxon, monotypic genus ''Gypaetus''. The bearded vulture is the only known vertebrate whose diet consists of ...

or ''Gypaetus barbatus'', commonly known as the

lammergeier The bearded vulture (''Gypaetus barbatus''), also known as the lammergeier and ossifrage, is a very large bird of prey in the monotypic genus ''Gypaetus''. The bearded vulture is the only known vertebrate whose diet consists of 70–90% bone. ...

). However, the surname is from the son of Tamar and Judah, whose name means "bearded vulture". In the

Hebrew Bible The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach"
. '' Book of Daniel The Book of Daniel is a 2nd-century BC biblical apocalypse with a 6th-century BC setting. It is ostensibly a narrative detailing the experiences and Prophecy, prophetic visions of Daniel, a Jewish Babylonian captivity, exile in Babylon ...

, the words which form the "writing on the wall" at

Belshazzar's feast Belshazzar's feast, or the story of the writing on the wall, chapter 5 in the Book of Daniel, tells how Neo-Babylonian royal Belshazzar holds a great feast and drinks from the vessels that had been looted in the destruction of the First Temple. ...

are recorded initially as ''mene, mene, tekel, upharsin'' (Daniel 5:25) but the final word is given as ''peres'' in verse 28, where its meaning is said to be "Your kingdom has been divided, and given to the

Medes The Medes were an Iron Age Iranian peoples, Iranian people who spoke the Median language and who inhabited an area known as Media (region), Media between western Iran, western and northern Iran. Around the 11th century BC, they occupied the m ...

and

Persians Persians ( ), or the Persian people (), are an Iranian ethnic group from West Asia that came from an earlier group called the Proto-Iranians, which likely split from the Indo-Iranians in 1800 BCE from either Afghanistan or Central Asia. They ...

". People with the surname Peres include: * Adans Lopez Peres (born 1975), Portuguese second husband of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco *

Asher Peres Asher Peres (; January 30, 1934 – January 1, 2005) was an Israeli physicist. Peres is best known for his work relating quantum mechanics and information theory. He helped to develop the Peres–Horodecki criterion for quantum entanglement, as w ...

(1934–2005), Israeli physicist (born Aristide Pressman) *

Bernardo Peres da Silva Bernardo Peres da Silva (15 October 1775 – 18 November 1844) was a Portuguese politician and former medical practitioner who served as a governor of Portuguese India from January to February 1835. He was the first and only native Goan to be ...

(1775–1844), the only native governor of Portuguese India * Christiana Ubach, née Peres (born 1987), Brazilian actress * Fernando Pérez de Trava (c.1090-1155), Galician medieval nobleman *

Javier Peres Javier S. Peres (b. 1972) is a contemporary art dealer and gallery owner. His gallery, Peres Projects, is in the Karl-Marx-Allee in Berlin, and has offices in Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List ...

(born 1972), American art dealer *

Marinho Peres Mário Peres Ulibarri (19 March 1947 – 18 September 2023), known as Marinho Peres, was a Brazilian association football, footballer who played as a centre-back, in particular with Sport Club Internacional and the Brazil national football team ...

(1947–2023), Brazilian footballer * Paio Peres Correia (c. 1205–1275), Portuguese medieval nobleman *

Shimon Peres Shimon Peres ( ; ; born Szymon Perski, ; 2 August 1923 – 28 September 2016) was an Israeli politician and statesman who served as the prime minister of Israel from 1984 to 1986 and from 1995 to 1996 and as the president of Israel from 2007 t ...

(1923–2016), Israeli politician (born Szymon Perski) *

Sonia Peres Sonia Peres was the wife of President and Prime Minister of Israel, Shimon Peres. Sonia served in the British Army during World War II, and for many years volunteered anonymously for sick children and the disabled. She married Shimon in May 194 ...

(1923–2011), Israeli first lady *

Valter Peres Valter Peres (born 10 December 1954), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Career Formed in São Paulo FC youth categories, Peres competed for a position in the club's midfield with Chicão and ...

(born 1954), Brazilian footballer *

Waldir Peres Waldir Peres de Arruda (January 2, 1951 – July 23, 2017), known as Waldir Peres, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper, in particular with São Paulo and the Brazil national team. Playing career Club At club level, Per ...

(1951–2017), Brazilian footballer * Vimara Peres (died 873), Galician medieval count and first Count of Portucale *

Peres (Portuguese footballer) António Francisco de Jesus Moreira (born 3 February 1939) is a former Portuguese professional footballer. Career statistics Club ;Notes References 1939 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football mi ...

(born 1939), full name António Francisco de Jesus Moreira, Portuguese football midfielder *

Peres (Brazilian footballer) Peres Spíndula de Oliveira (born 7 November 1974), also known as Peres , is a Brazilian professional football player who last played for Home United FC in S.League. He retired at the end of the 2010 season. Club career Peres was born in C ...

(born 1974), full name Peres Spíndula de Oliveira, Brazilian football forward

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