Peter

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 See also 1.3.4 Quotations 1.3.5 Translations 2 Danish 2.1 Proper noun 2.1.1 Related terms 3 Dutch 3.1 Proper noun 3.1.1 Related terms 4 German 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Proper noun 4.2.1 Related terms 5 Norwegian 5.1 Proper noun 5.1.1 Related terms 6 Slovak 6.1 Proper noun 7 Slovene 7.1 Proper noun 8 Swedish 8.1 Proper noun 8.1.1 Related terms

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[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Petros) from πέτρος (petros), “‘stone, rock’”), related to πέτρα (petra)

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• (RP) IPA: /piːtə/
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Singular Peter

Plural -

Peter

Peter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Wikisource has an article on “Peter”. Wikisource Wiktionary has an Appendix listing books of the Bible

1. A male given name.
2. (Biblical) The leading Apostle in the New Testament.
3. (Biblical) The epistles of Peter in the New Testament of the Bible, 1 Peter and 2 Peter attributed to St. Peter.

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blue peter Peter Pan

Peter principle rob Peter to pay Paul

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• given name variants: Peers, Percy, Pete, Petey, Pierce, Piers
• feminine forms: Peta, Petra

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• Petronella

[edit] Quotations

• 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Matthew 16:18

  And I say unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church;

• 1902 J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan, Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1993, Chapter I

  She knew of no Peter, and yet he was here and there in John and Michael's minds, while Wendy's began to be scrawled all over with him. The name stood out in bolder letters than any of the other words, and as Mrs Darling gazed she felt that it had an oddly cocky appearance.

• 1933 Eleanor Farjeon, Over the Garden Wall,Faber and Faber 1933, page 90 ("Boys' Names")

  What splendid names for boys there are! / There's Carol like a rolling car, / And Martin like a flying bird, / And Adam like the Lord's First Word, / And Raymond like the Harvest Moon, / And Peter like a piper's tune,

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Peter

1. (Biblical) Peter.
2. A male given name.

Og jeg siger dig, at du er Peter, og på den klippe vil jag bygge min kirke, --- Bibelen, Matthæus 16:18 (1992 transl.)

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• variants: Peder, Per
• feminine forms: Pernille, Petra, Petrea, Petrine

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Peter

1. A male given name, cognate to Peter.

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• Piet, Pieter.

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpeːtɐ/
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Peter

1. A male given name, cognate to Peter.

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• biblical form: Petrus
• feminine form: Petra

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Peter

1. A male given name.
2. (Biblical) Peter

Og det sier jeg deg: Du er Peter; på denne klippe vil jeg bygge min kirke. Bibelen, Matteus 16:18 (1985 transl.)

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• Peder, Peer, Per, Petter
• feminine forms: Pernille, Petra, Petrine

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[edit] Slovak

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Peter m., Petrovia pl.

Petr stem

Petra genitive sg.

declension pattern chlap

1. A male given name, cognate to Peter.

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Peter m.

1. A male given name, cognate to Peter.

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[edit] Swedish

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Peter

1. A male given name, cognate to Peter.

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• variants: Peder, Per, Percy, Petter, Petrus, Pierre, Pär
• feminine forms: Pernilla, Petra, Petronella