{{Short description|Male given name}}
{{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Peeter | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = Male | meaning = | region = Belgium, Estonia, The Netherlands | name day = 29 June (Estonia)<ref name="stat.ee" /> | origin = | related names = Peep, Peetrus | footnotes = }} '''Peeter''' is a masculine given name, a cognate of the name Peter. It exists in Estonian,<ref name="stat.ee">{{cite web |title=Eesnime Peeter statistika |url=https://www.stat.ee/nimed/peeter |website=www.stat.ee |access-date=2 February 2022 |language=et}}</ref> Flemish and Dutch languages. The Flemish/Dutch name may also be written as '''Pieter''' and occasionally translated as Peter.
Notable people with the given name include:
==Estonian== *Peeter All (1829–1898), Estonian fisherman, ship captain, ship owner and salvage diver *Peeter Allik (1966–2019), Estonian surrealist artist *Peeter Baranin (1882–1966), Estonian politician *Peeter Ernits (born 1953), Estonian zoologist, journalist and politician *Peeter Helme (born 1978), Estonian writer *Peeter Hoppe (born on 1960), Estonian Brigadier General *Peeter Jakobi (1940–2014), Estonian actor *Peeter Jakobson (1854–1899), Estonian writer *Peeter Jalakas (born 1961), Estonian theatre director, producer, playwright and restaurateur *Peeter Järvelaid (born 1957), Estonian legal scholar and historian *Peeter Kaldur (born 1954), Estonian Lutheran clergyman *Peeter Kann (1883–1943), Estonian military officer, jurist and judge *Peeter Kard (1940–2006), Estonian actor *Peeter Karu (1909–1942), Estonian sport shooter *Peeter Kõpp (1888–1960), Estonian agronomist, politician and professor *Peeter Kreitzberg (1948–2011), Estonian politician *Peeter Kümmel (born 1982), Estonian cross-country skier and Olympic competitor *Peeter Lamp (born 1944), Estonian tennis player and coach *Peeter Laurits (born 1962), Estonian artist and photographer *Peeter Laurson (born 1971), Estonian chemist, economist and politician *Peeter Lepp (born 1943), Estonian politician *Peeter Lilje (1950–1993), Estonian conductor *Peeter Luksep (1955–2015), Swedish politician *Peeter Malvet (1907–1978), Estonian military soldier, jurist and politician *Peeter Mardna (born 1938), Estonian rower, coach and physician *Peeter Mudist (1942–2013) Estonian painter, sculptor and print-maker *Peeter Mürk (1911–1974), Estonian weightlifter *Peeter Nelis (born 1953), Estonian fencer and coach *Peeter Oja (born 1960), Estonian actor, singer, comedian and media personality *Peeter Olesk (1953–2021), Estonian literary scholar and politician *Peeter Olesk (born 1993), Estonian sport shooter *Peeter Päkk (born 1957), Estonian sports shooter *Peeter Pedaja (1931–1985), Estonian-Australian refugee, sculptor and adventurer *Peeter Pere (born 1957), Estonian architect and artist *Peeter Põld (1878–1930), Estonian pedagogic scientist, school director and politician *Peeter Rahnel (born 1957), Estonian politician *Peeter Raudsepp (born 1970), Estonian business executive and politician *Peeter Rebane (born 1973), Estonian film director, producer and entrepreneur *Peeter Saan (born 1959), Estonian conductor and military officer *Peeter Saari (born 1945), Estonian physicist *Peeter Sauter (born 1962), Estonian author and actor *Peeter Simm (born 1953), Estonian film director *Peeter Süda (1883–1920), Estonian organist, composer and collector of Estonian folksongs *Peeter Tali (born 1964), Estonian military officer and journalist *Peeter Tarvas (1916–1987), Estonian architect and professor *Peeter Tammearu (born 1964), Estonian actor and theatre director *Peeter Tooming (1939–1997), Estonian photographer, documentary film director and journalist *Peeter Torop (born 1950), Estonian semiotician and scientist *Peeter Tulviste (1945–2017), Estonian psychologist, educator and politician *Peeter Turnau (born 1994), Estonian fencer *Peeter Urbla (born 1945), Estonian film director, producer and screenwriter *Peeter Vähi (born 1955), Estonian composer *Peeter Vihalemm (born 1944), Estonian communication scholar, sociologist and social psychologist *Peeter Volkonski (born 1954), Estonian actor, rock-musician and composer *Peeter Volmer (1940–2002), Estonian singer and actor *Peeter Võsa (born 1967), Estonian journalist, television presenter and politician *Peeter Võsu (born 1958), Estonian politician
==Flemish / Dutch== *Peeter Gijsels (1621–1690), Flemish Baroque painter *Peeter Sion *Peeter Baltens *Peeter Symons *Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen the Younger *Peeter Cornet *Jan Peeter Verdussen *Peeter van Bredael *Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen the Elder *Peter Franchoys *Pieter Snyers *Jan Peeter van Bredael the Elder *Pieter Boel *Peeter van Loon *Pieter Verdussen *Pieter Meert *Peeter van Aelst (disambiguation) *Pieter Verbrugghen I *Pieter van Bloemen *Peter Snayers *Jan Pieter van Bredael the Younger *Peter Frans Casteels *Pieter Stalpaert *Jan Pieter Brueghel *Pieter Jan Snyers *Peter Vanden Gheyn (disambiguation) *Peter I Vanden Gheyn *Pieter van Aelst (17th century) *Peter IV Vanden Gheyn *Pieter Bout *Pieter Scheemaeckers *Pieter van Aelst (disambiguation) *Peter Danckerts de Rij *Petrus Phalesius the Elder *Pieter Meulener *Pieter Faes *Pieter Hardimé *Pieter van der Borcht (III) *Pieter Stevens II
==See also== *{{intitle|Peeter}} *{{intitle|Pieter}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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Category:Estonian masculine given names Category:Masculine given names