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

Peregrine falcon The peregrine falcon (''Falco peregrinus''), also known as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan bird of prey (Bird of prey, raptor) in the family (biology), family Falco ...

, a bird of prey

People

Peregrine

Peregrine (martyr) St. Peregrine (Latin: ''Peregrinus'') the martyr was an early Christianity, Christian martyr who died because he and others refused to worship the Roman Emperor Commodus on his birthday.Peregrine of Auxerre (martyr) (died c. 304 AD), Roman Catholic saint * Perry Anderson (born 1938), British intellectual and essayist *

Peregrine Bertie (disambiguation) Peregrine Bertie may refer to: *Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1555–1601) * Peregrine Bertie (MP for Lincolnshire) (born ), MP for Lincolnshire 1614 *Peregrine Bertie (senior) (c. 1634–1701) * Peregrine Bertie (died 1711) (c ...

, several people * Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire (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), M ...

, several people *

Peregrine Hoby Peregrine Hoby (1 September 1602 – 6 May 1679), was an English landowner and member of parliament who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1679. Early life Hoby was the illegitimate son and heir of Sir Edward Hoby of ...

(1602–1679), English Member of Parliament * Peregrine Honig (born 1976), American artist * Peregrine Hopson (1696–1759), British army officer * Peregrine Laziosi (1260–1345), Roman Catholic saint * Sir Peregrine Maitland (1777–1854), British soldier and colonial administrator * Peregrine Ó Duibhgeannáin (1600s), Irish historian * Peregrine Osborne (disambiguation), several people *

Peregrine Pelham Sir Peregrine Pelham (died 1650) was an English Member of Parliament and one of the regicides of King Charles I. Pelham was a prosperous merchant in Kingston upon Hull before becoming town sheriff in 1636 and the MP for Kingston upon Hull in 1641 ...

(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 Sir Peregrine Gerard Worsthorne (''né'' Koch de Gooreynd; 22 December 1923 – 4 October 2020) was a British journalist, writer, and broadcaster. He spent the largest part of his career at the ''Telegraph'' newspaper titles, eventually becomi ...

(1923–2020), British journalist

Peregrinus

* Peregrinus, Bishop of Terni (died 138 AD), Roman Catholic saint * Peregrinus Proteus (died 165 AD), a Cynic philosopher * Tiberius Pollenius Armenius Peregrinus (3rd century AD), Roman consul * Peregrino I (514) and Peregrino II (649),

Archbishops of Messina In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...

* Cetteus or Peregrinus (died 597), Roman Catholic saint and bishop of Amiternum * Peregrinus or Piligrim (died 990) * Bartolfus Peregrinus (died by 1109) or Bartolf of Nangis * Guilielmus Peregrinus (died 1146), a German pilgrim * Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt (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), Australian indie rock band * "Peregrine", a song by Donovan on the 1968 album '' The Hurdy Gurdy Man'' * "Peregrines", a 2004 short story by Suzy McKee Charnas * ''

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

'', a 1967 book by J. A. Baker * "The Peregrin", a story in '' The Psychotechnic League'' series *

Tonus Peregrinus , the wandering tone, or the ninth tone, is a reciting tone in Gregorian chant. The chant example here is not identified as the ''tonus peregrinus'' in the ''Liber usualis'' (see LU, pp. 760–761), although it is in Aeolian mode. For the ' ...

, a British vocal ensemble * ''Tonus peregrinus'', reciting tone in Gregorian chant

Biology

, a bird of prey * ''Peregrinus'' (planthopper), a genus of planthoppers in the family Delphacidae * '' Erigeron peregrinus'', a flowering plant of the daisy family * '' Nicodamus peregrinus'', the red and black spider * ''

Pinus peregrinus ''Pinus peregrinus'' is an extinction, extinct species of pine in the family Pinaceae known from Clarkforkian age Paleocene fossils found in western North Dakota, USA. The species was described from three wing seed specimens found at localities ...

'', an extinct species of pine * '' Platycorynus peregrinus'', a species of beetle * ''Pseudocheirus peregrinus'', the

common ringtail possum The common ringtail possum (''Pseudocheirus peregrinus'', Greek for "false hand" and Latin for "pilgrim" or "alien") is an Australian marsupial. It lives in a variety of habitats and eats a variety of leaves of both native and introduced plants, ...

Business

* Peregrine Investments Holdings, a Hong Kong investment company * Peregrine Financial Group, 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, a software company

Characters

* Peregrine Fisher, lead character in the 2019 television series '' Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries'' and niece of Phryne Fisher *

James Peregrine Lester This is a list of characters in the ITV science fiction television series ''Primeval'', including supporting characters. The series originally features a cast of five main characters plus supporting cast who investigate time anomalies for the ...

, a character played by Ben Miller in British television series ''Primeval'' * Miss Peregrine, a character in the 2011 novel ''Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'' by Ransom Riggs *

Peregrine (comics) Peregrine (Alain Racine) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Peregrine first appeared in ''Contest of Champions'' #1 and was created by Mark Gruenwald, Bill Mantlo, Steven Grant, John Romita Jr., a ...

, a Marvel Comics character * Peregrine (''Wild Cards''), a character in the ''Wild Cards'' comic series * Peregrine Pickle, 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'' a 1600s play by Ben Jonson * Peregrine family, characters in the 1989 and 1991 novels by Jude Deveraux * 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'' by James Shirley

Military

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

Places

El Peregrino EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...

, a settlement in

General Pinto Partido General Pinto Partido is a partido on the northern border of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. The provincial subdivision has a population of about 11,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is General Pinto, which is around from ...

, Argentina * Peregrinus Peak, an Antarctic peak * Mons Peregrinus or the Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles

Sport

Peregrine (horse) Peregrine (1878 – after 1898) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire (horse), sire. His racing career was extremely brief, consisting of two races in the space of 28 days in 1881. On 4 May he was an emphatic winner of the 2000 Guine ...

(1878 – c. 1898), British racehorse, winner of the 2000 Guineas in 1881 *

St. Peregrines Cumann Naomh Peregrine is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Clonsilla, Fingal, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It was founded in 1978 when a group of local people got together with Fr. Joe Madden of the Servite Order and decided to form a GAA ...

, 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 * ''Peregrine'' (journal), full title: ''Peregrine: American Immigration in the 21st Century'', an online journal on immigration to the United States * Peregrinus (Roman), a designation for a non-citizen subject of the Roman empire *

The Peregrine Fund The Peregrine Fund (named after the bird of prey of the same name the peregrine falcon) is a non-profit organization founded in 1970 that conserves threatened and endangered birds of prey worldwide. The successful recovery of the peregrine falco ...

, a bird conservation organization * ''

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