Peter
English
Etymology
From Middle English Petre, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra).
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file)
Proper noun
Peter (plural Peters)
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- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- 1911 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,
- 1911 J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan, Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1993, Chapter I
- The leading Apostle in the New Testament.
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- And I say unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church;
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- (biblical) The epistles of Peter in the New Testament of the Bible, 1 Peter and 2 Peter attributed to St. Peter.
- Synonym: (abbreviation) Pet.
- (rare compared to given name) A patronymic surname transferred from the given name
Derived terms
Related terms
- McFedries
- McFetridge
- Parkerson
- Parkin
- Parkins
- Parkinson
- Parkyn
- Parratt
- Parrell
- Parren
- Parrett
- Parritt
- Parrot
- Parrott
- Pearce
- Pears
- Pearse
- Pearson
- Peat
- Peate
- Peattie
- Peddie
- Peers
- Peet
- Peirce
- Peirse
- Pell
- Pells
- Pelly
- Perce
- Perkin
- Perkins
- Perot
- Perowne
- Perratt
- Perret
- Perrett
- Perrin
- Perring
- Perrins
- Perris
- Perriss
- Perron
- Perrott
- Perse
- Persse
- Peterkin
- Peters
- Peterson
- Pether
- Pethers
- Petre
- Petrie
- Pierce
- Piers
- Pierse
- Pierson
- Pither
- Pithers
- Porrett
- Porritt
- Purkins
- surnames
Translations
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See also
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Peter, from Middle English Petre, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra).
Proper noun
Peter
- a male given name from Ancient Greek
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse Pétr, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra). Later reinforced by the German Peter.
Pronunciation
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "unstressed" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /petər/, [pʰed̥ɐ]
Proper noun
Peter
- a male given name.
- Peter (biblical figure).
- Og jeg siger dig, at du er Peter, og på den klippe vil jeg bygge min kirke, --- Bibelen, Matthæus 16:18 (1992 transl.)
Related terms
- (variants) Peder, Per
- (feminine forms) Pernille, Petra, Petrea, Petrine
- (surnames) Pedersen, Petersen
References
- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 150 294 males with the given name Peter have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with frequency peaks in the 19th century and in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch Peter, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “rock, stone”), as a name a loan translation of Aramaic כֵּיפָא (“stone, rock; Peter, Cephas”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Peter m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Peter.
Related terms
Anagrams
German
Etymology
From Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Peter m (proper noun, strong, genitive Peters)
- a male given name.
Related terms
Norwegian
Etymology
From Old Norse Pétr, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra). Later reinforced by the German Peter.
Proper noun
Peter
- a male given name.
- Peter (biblical figure)
- Og det sier jeg deg: Du er Peter; på denne klippe vil jeg bygge min kirke. Bibelen, Matteus 16:18 (1985 transl.)
Related terms
- (male given names) Peder, Peer, Per, Petter
- (feminine names) Pernille, Petra, Petrine
- (surnames) Pedersen, Petersen, Pettersen
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 4 327 males with the given name Peter (compared to 10 139 named Petter) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.
Scots
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Peter
- a male given name, equivalent to English Peter.
Derived terms
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Peter m (genitive singular Petra, nominative plural Petrovia, declension pattern of chlap)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Peter.
Declension
Further reading
- “Peter”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Slovene
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pẹ́tər m anim
- a male given name, equivalent to English Peter.
Inflection
Masculine anim., hard o-stem | ||
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nominative | Péter | |
genitive | Pétra | |
singular | ||
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Péter | |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
Pétra | |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
Pétru | |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
Pétra | |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Pétru | |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Pétrom |
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse Pétr, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra). Later reinforced by the German Peter.
Proper noun
Peter c (genitive Peters)
- a male given name.
Related terms
variants:
feminine forms:
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN:112 253 males with the given name Peter living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on May 19th, 2011.
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