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 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 Francis Rory Peregrine "Perry" Anderson (born 11 September 1938) is a British intellectual, historian and essayist. His work ranges across historical sociology, intellectual history, and cultural analysis. What unites Anderson's work is a preoc ...

(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 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 on ...

(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 Britis ...

(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 Canadi ...

(1777–1854), British soldier and colonial administrator *

Peregrine Ó Duibhgeannáin 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 Cathol ...

(1600s), Irish historian *

Peregrine Osborne (disambiguation) Peregrine Osborne may refer to: *Peregrine Osborne, 2nd Duke of Leeds (1659–1729), English MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed, Corfe Castle and York, Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the East Riding of Yorkshire *Peregrine Osborne, 3rd Duke of Leed ...

, several people * Peregrine Pelham (died 1650), English Member of Parliament *

Howell Peregrine Howell Peregrine (30 December 1938 – 20 March 2007) was a British applied mathematician noted for his contributions to fluid mechanics, especially of free surface flows such as water waves, and coastal engineering. Education and career Howe ...

(1938–2007), British applied mathematician * Sir

Peregrine Simon Sir Peregrine Charles Hugo Simon (born 20 June 1950), is a retired Lord Justice of Appeal. Education and career He was educated at Westminster School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He was called to the Bar, Middle Temple in 1973. He was appointed ...

(born 1950), British High Court judge *

Peregrine White Peregrine White ( 20 November 162020 July 1704) was the first baby boy born on the Pilgrim ship the '' Mayflower'' in the harbour of Massachusetts, the second baby born on the ''Mayflower''s historic voyage, and the first known English child b ...

(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 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 Peregrinus Proteus ( grc-gre, Περεγρῖνος Πρωτεύς; c. 95 – 165 AD) was a Greek Cynic philosopher, from Parium in Mysia. Leaving home at a young age, he first lived with the Christians in Palestine, before eventually being expell ...

(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 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 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 th ...

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 bis ...

(died 990) * Bartolfus Peregrinus (died by 1109) or

Bartolf of Nangis Bartolf of Nangis or Bartolfus peregrinus was a French historian who died shortly before 1109. Writings His ''Gesta Francorum Iherusalem expugnatium '' is a chronicle of the First Crusade. It draws heavily on the anonymous '' Gesta Francorum'' bu ...

Guilielmus Peregrinus Blessed Guilielmus Peregrinus (d. April 20, c. 1146), also known as Wilhelm the Pilgrim, was a German pilgrim from Bogen, Bavaria. He is said to have healed Albert I, Count of Bogen but predicted his own imminent death. After death, his companion ...

(died 1146), a German pilgrim *

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

(1200s), French scholar

Art, music, and literature

* ''

Passing of Peregrinus ''The Passing of Peregrinus'' or ''The Death of Peregrinus'' ( el, Περὶ τῆς Περεγρίνου Τελευτῆς; la, De Morte Peregrini) is a satire by the Syrian Greek writer Lucian in which the lead character, the Cynic philosopher ...

'', 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 Da ...

, 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 Scotland, 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 contract ...

'' * "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 N ...

* ''

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 John Alec Baker (6 August 1926 – 26 December 1987) was an English author, best known for ''The Peregrine,'' which won the Duff Cooper Prize in 1967. ''The Peregrine'' Robert Macfarlane deemed ''The Peregrine'' to be "a masterpiece of twentie ...

* "The Peregrin", a story in ''

The Psychotechnic League The Psychotechnic League is a future history created by American science fiction writer Poul Anderson. The name "Psychotechnic League" was invented by Sandra Miesel during the early 1980s, to capitalize on Anderson's better-known Polesotechnic Lea ...

'' 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 chant, a reciting tone (also called a recitation tone) can refer to either a repeated musical pitch or to the entire melodic formula for which that pitch is a structural note. In Gregorian chant, the first is also called tenor, dominant or tuba ...

in Gregorian chant

Biology

, 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 ''Nicodamus peregrinus'', known as the red and black spider, is a spider found in eastern and southern Australia. Unlike the redback spider (''Latrodectus hasseltii''), the bright red coloration does not appear to warn of significant danger to hu ...

'', 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 ''Platycorynus peregrinus'' is a species of beetles belonging to the Chrysomelidae family. Description ''Platycorynus peregrinus'' can reach a length of and a width of . The body is usually metallic blue, sometimes blue-black or blue-violet. ...

'', 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 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 Peregrine Semiconductor, known as pSemi, is a San Diego-based manufacturer of high-performance RF (radio frequency) CMOS integrated circuits. A Murata Manufacturing company since December 2014, the company's products are used in aerospace and defe ...

, 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, Peregrin ...

, 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 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 ''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 photography, vernacular and found photography fr ...

, 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 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 Catholi ...

, the titular protagonist of a 1751 novel by Tobias Smollett *

Peregrin Took Peregrin Took, commonly known simply as Pippin, is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel ''The Lord of the Rings''. He is closely tied with his friend and cousin, Merry Brandybuck, and the two are together during most of th ...

, 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-perform ...

'' 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 Operation PEREGRINE was a domestic Canada, Canadian military operation that took place between August 3 and September 16, 2003. In early August 2003, British Columbia was overwhelmed by over 800 separate forest fires. Provincial fire services were ...

, 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 Peregrinus Peak () is a peak (1,915 m) along the north side of Airy Glacier, 3 nautical miles (6 km) southeast of Mount Timosthenes, in central Antarctic Peninsula. Photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) No ...

, 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 o ...

Sport

* Peregrine (horse) (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 The Rolls-Royce Peregrine was a , liquid-cooled V-12 aero engine designed and built by the British manufacturer Rolls-Royce in the late 1930s. It was essentially the ultimate development of the company's Kestrel engine, which had seen wides ...

, 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 Pilgrimage, a journey to a holy place. Typically, this is a physical journey (often on foot) to some place of special significance to the a ...

* ''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 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

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 ...