Save Type Country Usage English, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Russian, Ukrainian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Hungarian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Georgian, Hindi Scripts Перу(Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian) პერუ(Georgian) पेरू(Hindi) Pronounced Pron. /pə.ˈɹuː/(English) /pe.ˈʁuː/(German) /ˈpe.ru/(Finnish) /ˈpɛ.ru/(Polish, Czech, Hungarian) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Spanish Perú, older Birú, which was possibly derived from the name of a chieftain (who nevertheless resided in modern-day Panama). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesPiruw(Aymara) Pérou(French) Perù(Italian) Piruw(Quechua) Perú(Spanish) Same SpellingPerú, PerùUser SubmissionsPéru, Perû, Perũ, Perū Categories cities in Nebraska, colleges or universities, countries larger than 1.000.000 square km, former Spanish colonies, Pacific countries, South America, Spanish-speaking countries