Peter

Peter \pe-ter, pet-er\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Peter is pronounced as PEYTahR in Dutch, PIYTahR in English, or PEHTehR in German and Slovak ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Peter: P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)"

What is the origin of Peter?

Peter is used predominantly in the Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Scandinavian languages, and its origin is Old Greek. Cephas (Aramaic), Cephus (Aramaic), Petros (Old Greek), and Petrus (Latin) are older forms of Peter. The name is derived via the Latin form Petrus, from the Old Greek Petros, itself of the element 'petros' (rock, stone). The name was borne by Peter, the most notable of the apostles; before he was given the name by Jesus, possibly to distinguish him from another apostle similarly named, he was known as Simon. The original form of the name given to him was the Aramaic Cephas or Kephas, and in the Bible Jesus alluded to the meaning that Peter shall be the 'rock' on which the church would be built. The name was popular in the Middle Ages, and was borne by several saints and popes. In the Domesday Book, the name was recorded as the Latin Petrus; the modern form Peter became widely used by the 14th century. The name declined in popularity after the Reformation, due to its association with the papacy. It later saw a revival at the start of the 20th century, from the fictional main character Peter Rabbit in Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902) and the subsequent books in the popular series. Another fictional character which boosted the adoption of the name was J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, which debuted in the stage play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up (1904), and later appeared in the novel Peter and Wendy (1911). The name short names for Petra (English, German, Hungarian, Polish, and Spanish) and the name what does the name Petronia mean (German) are the female forms of Peter. The name Peter is used to a great extent; it has 108 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Other versions used in English consist of name Panayiotis, Parkins meaning, short names for Parkinson, baby name Patch, name Peadar meaning (also used in Irish and Scottish), name Pearce meaning, meaning of Peat, Peate name popularity, what does the name Peddyr mean, short names for Peder (also used in Scandinavian), name Pedr meaning (also used in Welsh), Pedro meaning and origin (also used in Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Peers meaning of name, nicknames for Peirce, Perez name popularity (also used in Spanish), Perion definition, name Perkin, Perrin name popularity, name Petenka meaning, Peterka name, Peterke name, Peterson meaning, Peterus name, baby name Petey, short names for Petie, name Peto origin, meaning of Petroc, Petrov definition, name Petrus, Petruso meaning and origin, name Petur origin, name Piaras origin, Pier name variations (also used in Dutch), what does the name Pierce mean (also used in French), Pierre definition (also used in French), Piers meaning of name, Pierson name, name Pieter meaning (also used in Dutch), short names for Pjeter, and Pytor name popularity. The contraction meaning of Pete is another English variant. Foreign variants of Peter consist of meaning of Bedros (Armenian), short names for Boutros (Arabic), Butrus meaning (Arabic), meaning of Ferris (Irish), Panos pronounciation (Greek), Par name popularity (Scandinavian), Pär name (Scandinavian), Peadair meaning and origin (Scottish), Peader pronounciation (Gaelic), Pedrin definition (Spanish), Peer meaning (Dutch and German), baby name Peet (Estonian), short names for Peeter (Estonian), Pekelo name popularity (Hawaiian), nicknames for Pekka (Finnish), what does the name Pelle mean (Scandinavian), nicknames for Pequin (Spanish), Per definition (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian), meaning of Pere (Catalan), Perequin meaning and origin (Spanish), Perico pronounciation (Spanish), Perka name (Russian), nicknames for Pero (Italian and Slavic), name Petar origin (Romanian and Slavic), short names for Peteris (Latvian), Petinka meaning and origin (Russian), Petr name variations (Czech, Russian, and Slavic), meaning of Petras (Lithuanian), baby name Petre (Romanian), name Petrelis meaning (Lithuanian), baby name Petro (Russian and Ukrainian), name Petronio origin (Spanish), meaning of Petros (Greek), Petru meaning of name (Romanian), Petrukas name variations (Lithuanian), short names for Petruno (Russian), what does the name Petrusha mean (Russian), Petter pronounciation (Scandinavian), Petteri definition (Finnish), name Peyo meaning (Spanish), Péter name popularity (Hungarian), baby name Pictrus (Polish), Piero meaning (Italian), Pierrot pronounciation (French), meaning of Piet (Dutch and German), Pietari meaning (Finnish), name Pietrek meaning (Polish), what does the name Pietro mean (Italian), Piotr name popularity (Polish and Slavic), Piotrek name variations (Polish), Piti pronounciation (Spanish), Pjotr name variations (Russian), Pyatr meaning (Russian), and Pyotr definition (Russian). Specific foreign variants consist of the contractions Pit meaning and origin (German) and name Pitt origin (German), and the diminutive forms what does the name Peidearan mean (Scottish), name Perry (French), Pet'ka name variations (Czech), name Petrícek (Czech), short names for Petrík (Czech), name Petrousek meaning (Czech), name Petulka origin (Czech), Petunka meaning of name (Czech), Petya definition (Russian), Pét'a meaning of name (Czech), and Takis definition (Greek). See also the related forms, name Hanspeter origin (German), Pearson name (English), and Petronella meaning and origin (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian). Peter is a classic favorite. At present it is still popular as a baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use previously. At the height of its usage in 1957, 0.529% of baby boys were given the name Peter. It ranked at #37 then. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity, and is today of occasional use. In 2010, its usage was only 0.094% and its ranking #192, however it was nonetheless the most popular within all boy names in its group. In 2010, 61% more boys were named Peter than the next ranked name, short names for Pedro.

The following famous people share the name Peter:

• Actor Peter Berg, born 11 March 1964, New York, New York
• Actor Jeremy Brett, born Peter Jeremy William Huggins, 3 November 1933 - 12 September 1995, Warwickshire, England
• Actor Peter Fonda, born 23 February 1939, New York, New York
• Actor Peter Lawford, born Peter Sydney Ernest Aylen, 7 September 1923 - 24 December 1984, London, England
• Actor Peter O'Toole, born 2 August 1932, Leeds, England
• Actor Peter Sellers, born 8 September 1925 - 24 July 1980, Southsea, Hampshire, England
• Actor Peter Ustinov, born 16 April 1921 - 28 March 2004, London, England
• Artist Peter Paul Rubens, born 28 June 1577 - 30 May 1640, Siegen, Westphalia
• Composer Peter Tchaikovsky, born Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 7 May 1840 - 6 November 1893, Votkinsk, Russia
• Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich, born 30 July 1939, Kingston, New York.

List of baby names that sound like Peter:

name Padhra origin (Irish), what does the name Padrae mean, name Padrai meaning, Padray meaning, Padraye meaning of name, name Padre, name Pater (Dutch and English), Peadair meaning (Scottish), Peadar name popularity (English, Irish, and Scottish), Peader meaning and origin (Gaelic), baby name Peddyr, name Peder origin (English and Scandinavian), Pedr name (English and Welsh), Pedro name variations (English, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Petr name popularity (Czech, Russian, and Slavic), Petre meaning and origin (Romanian), Petri definition, baby name Petru (Romanian), nicknames for Petter (Scandinavian), and Petur definition.

The baby name Peter fun facts:

The name Peter in reverse order is "Retep".

The numerological value of the name Peter is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Peter?

Peter is in the top names in USA.