Petre

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See also: petre and pêtre

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a medieval spelling variant of Peter.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Petre

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. An English barony.
  3. (rare) A male given name from Ancient Greek, mostly transferred back from the surname.

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Latin[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Petre

  1. vocative singular of Petrus

Lithuanian[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Petrè m

  1. locative singular of Pẽtras (Peter)

Romanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Πετρος (Petros), from πέτρος (pétros, stone, rock), related to πέτρα (pétra) (compare piatră).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Petre m (genitive/dative lui Petre)

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek