Peleg (name)

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Peleg is a masculine given name, and occasional surname. Historically, Peleg was one of the two sons of Eber, the ancestor of the Hebrews. The Hebrew meaning of Peleg is a small water stream.^[1]

Others with the name include:

Canada

Peleg Wiswall, lawyer, judge, and politician, Nova Scotia

United States

Peleg Arnold, lawyer, tavern-keeper, jurist, and statesman from Smithfield, Rhode Island
Peleg Chandler, lawyer, journalist, and politician
Peleg Coffin, Jr., financier, insurer, and politician
Peleg Sprague, politician from Maine
Peleg Sprague, politician from New Hampshire
Peleg Tallman, Representative from Massachusetts
Peleg Wadsworth, officer during the Revolutionary War, and a Congressman

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