Perperna or Perpenna, ae, m.,
a Roman surname. A famous person of this name was M. Perperna, the murderer of Sertorius , who was defeated by Pompey , Liv. 44, 27, 11; id. Epit. 96; Vell. 2, 30, 1; Flor. 2, 20, 6.—Form Perpenna, Nep. Cat. 1, 1; Tac. A. 3, 62; Just. 36, 4, 9.