Peres
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Peres is a surname in the Portuguese language. It is an archaic variety of the modern Pires, originally a patronymic, meaning Son of Pedro or Son of Pero (English: Peter). Its Spanish equivalent is Pérez. It may refer to:
[edit] People
- Adans Lopez Peres, Portuguese second husband of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco.
- Asher Peres, Israeli physicist.
- Fernão Peres de Trava, Galician medieval nobleman.
- Javier Peres, American art dealer.
- Jean-Baptiste Pérès, French physicist.
- Marinho Peres, Brazilian footballer.
- Paio Peres Correia, Portuguese medieval nobleman.
- Peres De Oliveira, Brazilian footballer.
- Shimon Peres, Israeli politician, former Prime Minister and current Vice Premier.
- Valdir Peres, Brazilian footballer.
- Vímara Peres, founder of the First County of Portugal in the 9th century.
[edit] Other
- Des Peres, Missouri, a city in St. Louis County, United States.
- Des Peres, Australian electronic indie/dance band.
- Peres-Horodecki criterion, a necessary condition in Quantum information theory.
- Peres-Hussein London Agreement, between King Hussein of Jordan and Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Shimon Peres.
- River des Peres, an urban river in St. Louis, United States.