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Meaning and origin
Peter is a German boy name. The meaning of the name is `Rock`.


Where is it used?
The name Peter is mainly used in English, German, Scandinavian and in the bible.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Pedr (In Welsh)
Petro (In Ukrainian and in Esperanto)
Pedro (In Spanish and in Portuguese)
Per (In Scandinavian)
Pyotr (In Russian)
Petru (In Romanian)
Piotr (In Polish)
Boutros (In Muslim)
Petras (In Lithuanian)
Piero (In Italian)
Pietro (In Italian)
Peadar (In Irish)
Pétur (In Icelandic)
Péter (In Hungarian)
Pierre (In French)
Pekka (In Finnish)
Pietari (In Finnish)
Petri (In Finnish)
Petteri (In Finnish)
Piers (In English)
Piet (In Dutch)
Pieter (In Dutch)
Peder (In Danish and in Norwegian)
Petr (In Czech)
Pere (In Catalan)
Petar (In Bulgarian)
Bedros (In Armenian)


If it's too long people might use
In English: Pete


For the opposite sex use:
In Italian: Piera (F)
In Greek: Petra (F)
In English: Peta (F)


See also
In Russian: Petya (M)
In Italian: Giampiero
In Italian: Pietrina
In Italian: Pierina
In Italian: Gianpiero
In Irish: Piaras
In Hungarian: Peti (M)
In French: Perrine
In English: Pearce
In English: Peers
In English: Pierce
In English: Petrina
In Bulgarian: Petia (F)
In Other languages: Peterkin (M)


Extra information:
Alternative meanings () Also Hungarian, Old English, and Scandinavian

What Peter`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Peter:
   People think I am dignified.. it seems to have that connotation to most people. Also it can't be misspelled.
   The worst thing about the name:
   It's not really in vogue, yet still too popular to be unique.
   If my name wasn`t Peter....:
   Paul, James, or Matthew according to parents.
   Extra information:
   Nicknames: Pete, Pedro, Skeeter

More `Peter` links
Peter as abbreviation
Actors named Peter
Peter in the encyclopedia