Perrot
/ˈpɛrət/noun
An obsolete English variant of “parrot,” also used as a French surname and given-name diminutive.
Did you know?The form Perrot developed alongside medieval names such as Perrot and Pierre, reflecting the period’s habit of giving exotic talking birds familiar human names.
Etymological Timeline
13th–14th Century
Old French
perrot
“A diminutive form of the personal name Perre or Pierre, meaning “little Peter.””
14th Century
Middle English
perrot
“An early or variant form referring to a parrot.”
15th Century
Middle English
parrot
“A talking or brightly colored foreign bird; this spelling increasingly displaced perrot.”
16th Century
English
parrot
“The established modern form for the bird, while perrot became obsolete or survived chiefly as a name.”
Modern English
English
Perrot
“Primarily a surname or historical spelling, with perrot retained in dictionaries as an obsolete variant of parrot.”