title: Persis (given name)
text: # Persis (given name)
  
  Persis is a feminine given name, meaning "from Persia". Notable people with the name include:
  
  * Persis Drell (born 1955), American physicist
  * Persis Karim (born 1962), American poet, editor, educator
  * Persis Khambatta (1948–1998), Indian actress and model
  * Persis Kirmse (1884–1955), British painter
  * Persis Goodale Thurston Taylor (1821–1906), Hawaiian artist
  * Persis Robertson (1896–1992), American artist
  