What does "Per [person's name]" mean?
What does "Per John:" mean?
From the context of the article I'm reading (article unlinked), it seems to mean "From John:" or "John (said):"
What exactly does the word "per" mean when used as such?
Solution 1:
"Per" in this case means "according to", taken from the Latin word per which meant "per : (+ acc.) (cause) because of, on account of. "
The OED has a citation from 1818 where the meaning is "as laid down by (by a judge)"
The above was taken from here and here