Periša

Periša (Периша)
GenderMasculine
LanguageSerbian
Origin
Region of originBalkans
Other names
DerivativePerišić (surname)
Related namesPerica, Pera, Pero, Pejo

Periša (Serbian: Периша) is a Serbian masculine given name and nickname, a combination of the diminutive Pera (derived from Petar) with the suffix -iša, (as found in Dragiša, Radiša, Siniša, etc.). It has been used in Serbian society since the Middle Ages. It is the base for the patronymic Perišić. It may refer to:

  • Periša Gošić (fl. 1750), officer (barjaktar) in Potisje Frontier, from Novi Kovilj.
  • Periša Savić (fl. 1807–d. 1817), Serbian rebel buljubaša, from Miokovci, knez of Karadak knežina (1816–17).
  • Petar–Periša, father of Toma Vučić Perišić (1787–1859).
  • Several soldiers in the Serbian–Ottoman Wars (1876–1878).
  • Periša Vuković (fl. 1868), Serbian National Assembly representative in the Moravica okrug.
  • Periša Perišić (fl. 1900–13), Serbian infantry captain.
  • Periša Perišić (fl. 1941), Serbian Partisan.
  • Periša Damljanović (fl. 1920–43), Serbian Partisan, his house was an illegal publishing house during World War II.
  • Periša Savelić (1920–1942), Montenegrin Partisan active in Macedonia.
  • Petar Dobrijević–Periša (1890–1944), Chetnik.
  • Periša Milić (1901–1982), Yugoslav Serbian sculptor, designed medals.
  • Petar Vukotić–Periša (1899–1988), Yugoslav Montenegrin architect who designed several schools.
  • Periša Pešukić (b. 1997), Montenegrin footballer