# Peter (given name) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Peter_(given_name) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Peter_(given_name).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_(given_name) > Source revision: 1354605599 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Masculine given name}} {{Infobox given name |image = Pope-peter pprubens.jpg |image_size=200px |caption=[Saint Peter](/source/Saint_Peter) by [Peter Paul Rubens](/source/Peter_Paul_Rubens) (1610–1612) | name =Peter | pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|lang|ˈ|p|iː|t|ər}} {{respell|PEE|tər}}
{{IPA|cs|ˈpɛtr̩|lang}}
{{IPA|da|ˈpʰe̝ˀtɐ|lang}}
{{IPA|nl|ˈpeːtər|lang}}
{{IPA|de|ˈpeːtɐ|lang}}
{{IPA|sk|ˈpeter|lang}}
{{IPA|sv|ˈpěːtɛr|lang}} | gender = Male | meaning = Stone/Rock | region = | languageorigin = [Greek](/source/Greek_language) | related names = {{Plainlist| * [Petter](/source/Petter_(given_name)) * [Pjetër](/source/Pjet%C3%ABr) * Pater * [Pete](/source/Pete_(given_name)) * Petey/Petie * Peoter * [Pearce](/source/Pearce_(disambiguation)) * Petero * [Per](/source/Per_(given_name)) * [Peta](/source/Peta_(given_name)) * [Petra](/source/Petra_(given_name)) * [Pierce](/source/Pierce_(given_name)) * [Pierre](/source/Pierre) * [Pedro](/source/Pedro) * [Pier](/source/Pier_(given_name)) * [Piers](/source/Piers_(name)) * [Pieter](/source/Pieter) * [Pietro](/source/Pietro) * [Peadar](/source/Peadar) * [Pere](/source/Pere_(name)) * Kepa * Peru * Peio * [Boutros](/source/Boutros) * [Peterson](/source/Peterson_(surname)) }} }} '''Peter''' is a common masculine [given name](/source/given_name). It is derived directly from [Greek](/source/Greek_language) {{lang|grc|Πέτρος}}, ''Petros'' (an invented, masculine form of Greek ''petra,'' the word for "rock" or "stone"), which itself was a translation of [Aramaic](/source/Aramaic) ''Kefa'' ("stone, rock"), the new name [Jesus](/source/Jesus) gave to apostle [Simon bar Jonah](/source/Simon_bar_Jonah).{{Cite web|url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/Peter#etymonline_v_12787|title = Peter | Origin and meaning of the name peter by Online Etymology Dictionary}} An [Old English](/source/Old_English) variant is [Piers](/source/Piers_(name)). ==In other languages== The following names can be interpreted as Peter in [English](/source/English_language). * [Afrikaans](/source/Afrikaans): [Pieter](/source/Pieter), [Petrus](/source/Petrus_(given_name)) * [Albanian](/source/Albanian_language): [Pjetër](/source/Pjet%C3%ABr), [Për](/source/P%C3%ABr) * [Amharic](/source/Amharic): ቡትሮስ ("Boutros") * [Arabic](/source/Arabic): بطرس (''[Boutros](/source/Boutros)''), بيار ("[Pierre](/source/Pierre)," mainly in Lebanon), بيتر ("Peter," exact transcription) * [Aragonese](/source/Aragonese_language): Pietro, Pero, Piero, Pier * [Armenian](/source/Armenian_language): Պետրոս ([Bedros](/source/Bedros) in the Western dialect, [Petros](/source/Petros_(given_name)) in the Eastern dialect) * Assamese: পিটাৰ * [Asturian](/source/Asturian_language): Pedru * [Azerbaijani](/source/Azerbaijani_language): [Pyotr](/source/List_of_people_with_given_name_Pyotr) * [Basque](/source/Basque_language): Peru, Pello (diminutive), Pedro, Piarres, Harkaitz (''Means "Rock" in Basque''), Arkaitz, Petri (Biblical), Kepa (neologism) * [Belarusian](/source/Belarusian_language): Пётр (Piotr), Пятро ([Piatro](/source/Piatro)), Пятрусь (Piatruś) * [Bengali](/source/Bengali_language): পিটার (''Piṭār''), পিতর (''Pitôr'') * [Breton](/source/Breton_language): Pêr * [Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_language): Петър ([Petar](/source/Petar)), Пере, Перо (Pere, Pero), Петьо, Петю (Petyo, Petyu), Пеньо, Пеню, Пенко (Penyo, Penyu, Penko), Пельо, Пелю, Пелко (Pelyo, Pelyu, Pelko), Пешо (Pesho); Камен (Kamen) ("kamen, kamək" in Bulgarian means: stone) * [Catalan](/source/Catalan_language): [Pere](/source/Pere_(name)) * [Cebuano](/source/Cebuano_language): Pedro * [Standard Chinese](/source/Standard_Chinese): ** [Protestant](/source/Protestant): 彼得 (Bǐdé) ** [Catholic](/source/Catholic): 伯多祿 (Bóduōlù) * [Coptic](/source/Coptic_language): ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ (Ṗeṭros) * [Cornish](/source/Cornish_language): Peder * [Croatian](/source/Croatian_language): Petar, Pero, Periša, Perica, Pera, Pejo * [Czech](/source/Czech_language): [Petr](/source/Petr), Péťa (diminutive) * [Danish](/source/Danish_language): Peter, Peder, Per, Peer, Pelle * [Dutch](/source/Dutch_language): Pieter, Peter, Piet, Pier (''Note: The form "Peer" also occurs, albeit less commonly.'') * [Emiliano-Romagnolo](/source/Emiliano-Romagnolo): Pédor * [Esperanto](/source/Esperanto): Petro * [Estonian](/source/Estonian_language): [Peeter](/source/Peeter), Peep, Peetrus, Pavo, Peedo * [Faroese](/source/Faroese_language): Pætur, Petur, Per * [Filipino](/source/Filipino_language): Pedro, Pedring (diminutive) * [Frisian](/source/Frisian_languages): Piter, Pier * [Finnish](/source/Finnish_language): Pietari, Pekka, Petri, Petteri * [French](/source/French_language): [Pierre](/source/Pierre) (Note: the word for stone in French is also "pierre".) * [Galician](/source/Galician_language): Pedro * [Georgian](/source/Georgian_language): პეტრე (Petre) * [German](/source/German_language): Peter (''Note: The form "Peer" also occurs, albeit less commonly.'') * [Greek](/source/Greek_language): Πέτρος ([Petros](/source/Petros_(given_name))) * [Guarani](/source/Guarani_language): Peru * [Gujarati](/source/Gujarati_language): પીટર (Pīṭar) * [Gungbe](/source/Gun_language): Pita * [Haitian Creole](/source/Haitian_Creole): Pierre (pronounced "Pyè") * [Hausa](/source/Hausa_language): Bitrus * [Hindi](/source/Hindi): Pathrus, पीटर (Pīṭar) * [Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language): פטרוס (Petros), פטר (literally Peter) * [Hungarian](/source/Hungarian_language): Péter; Petya, Peti (diminutive) * [Icelandic](/source/Icelandic_language): Pétur, Pési (diminutive) * [Indonesian](/source/Indonesian_language): Petrus, Peter * [Irish](/source/Irish_language): Piaras, Pierce, Peadar * [Italian](/source/Italian_language): [Pietro](/source/Pietro), Pier, Piero (Note: the word for stone in Italian is "pietra".) * [Japanese](/source/Japanese_language): ** [Protestant](/source/Protestantism): ピーター (Pītā) ** [Catholic](/source/Catholic_Church): ペトロ (Petoro), ペテロ (Petero) ** Biblical contexts: ペトロス (Petorosu) * [Kazakh](/source/Kazakh_language): Петр (Petr) * [Khmer](/source/Khmer_language): Pathra * [Konkani](/source/Konkani_language): Pedru * [Korean](/source/Korean_language): 베드로 (Bedro); less commonly, 페트루스 (Petrus); 피터 (Pitə) * [Lao](/source/Lao_language): ເປໂຕ (Peot) * [Latin](/source/Latin): Petrus * [Latvian](/source/Latvian_language): [Pēteris](/source/P%C4%93teris) * [Lingala](/source/Lingala_language): Petelo * [Lithuanian](/source/Lithuanian_language): Petras * [Lombard](/source/Lombard_language): Peder * [Low German](/source/Low_German): Petrus * [Luganda](/source/Luganda): Petero * [Luxembourgish](/source/Luxembourgish): Pit, Pier * [Macedonian](/source/Macedonian_language): Петар (Petar), Питер (Piter), Петре (Petre), Перо (Pero), Пере (Pere), Перица (Perica) * [Malagasy](/source/Malagasy_language): Petera * [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam): പത്രോസ് (''Patrōs''), പീരി ("Peeri" from Pierre) * [Maltese](/source/Maltese_language): Pietru * [Manx](/source/Manx_language): Peddyr * [Māori](/source/M%C4%81ori_language): Petera, Pita * [Marathi](/source/Marathi_language): पेत्र (Petrə), पेद्रो (Pedro) * [Mongolian](/source/Mongolian_language): Петр (Pyetr) * [Montenegrin](/source/Montenegrin_language): Петар (Petar), Перо (Pero) * [Nepali](/source/Nepali_language): पत्रुस (Patrus) * [Norman](/source/Norman_language): Pierre * [Northern Sami](/source/Northern_Sami): Pekka, Piera, Biera, Bierril, Bierža, Biehtár * [Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): Peter, [Petter](/source/Petter_(given_name)), [Per](/source/Per_(given_name)), [Pelle](/source/Pelle_(given_name)), Peder * [Nahuatl](/source/Nahuatl): Pedro * [Occitan](/source/Occitan_language): Pèire, Pèir, Pèr * [Persian](/source/Persian_language): Pedros, Pedrush * [Polish](/source/Polish_language): Piotr. [Diminutives](/source/Diminutives)/[hypocoristic](/source/hypocoristic)s include Piotrek, Piotruś, and Piotrunio. Piotr has several [name days in Poland](/source/name_days_in_Poland). * [Portuguese](/source/Portuguese_language): Pedro, Pêro (old Portuguese) (Note: The word for stone in Portuguese is "pedra".) * [Punjabi](/source/Punjabi_language): ਪਤਰਸਨੂੰ (Patarasanū) * [Quechua](/source/Quechua_languages): Pidru, Rumi[https://www.eltribuno.com/salta/nota/2016-8-1-1-30-0-rumi-el-nombre-inca-de-las-rocas Rumi, el nombre inca de las rocas] * [Romanian](/source/Romanian_language): Petru, Petre, Petrică (diminutive), Petrișor (diminutive) * [Russian](/source/Russian_language): Пётр (Pyotr), Питер (Piter), Петя (Petya) (diminutive), Петруха (Petrukha) (colloquial) * [Samoan](/source/Samoan_language): Petelo * [Sardinian](/source/Sardinian_language): Pedru, Perdu, Pretu * [Scottish Gaelic](/source/Scottish_Gaelic): Peadair * [Serbian](/source/Serbian_language): Петар (Petar), Петер (Peter), Перо (Pero), Пера (Pera), Перица (Perica), Периша (Periša) * [Sicilian](/source/Sicilian_language): Pietru * [Silesian](/source/Silesian_language): Pyjter, Piter * [Sinhala](/source/Sinhala_language): Peduru * [Slovak](/source/Slovak_language): Peter, Peťo * [Slovene](/source/Slovene_language): Peter * [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language): Pedro * [Swahili](/source/Swahili_language): Petero * [Swedish](/source/Swedish_language): Peter, [Petter](/source/Petter_(given_name)), Peder, Per, Pehr, Pär, Pelle, Pälle * [Syriac](/source/Syriac_language): ܦܛܪܘܣ (Peṭrus) *[Tagalog](/source/Tagalog_language): Pedro * [Tamil](/source/Tamil_language): Pethuru, Raayappar (in biblical contexts) * [Telugu](/source/Telugu_language): పేతురు (Peturu) * {{langx|th|ปีเตอร์}} ({{RTGS|Pitoe}}), เปโตร (Petro, in biblical contexts) * [Tongan](/source/Tongan_language): Pita * [Tswana](/source/Tswana_language): Petere, Pitoro * [Turkish](/source/Turkish_language): Kaya (rock), Kayahan ([khan](/source/Khan_(title)) of rocks); Petrus, Petros (in biblical contexts) * [Ukrainian](/source/Ukrainian_language): Петро (Petro), [Пітер (Piter)](/source/%3Auk%3A%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE), Петрик (Petryk) (diminutive), Петрусь (Petrus) (diminutive) * [Urdu](/source/Urdu): پتھر (Rock) or پیٹر (''lit.'' Peter) * [Uzbek](/source/Uzbek_language): Pyotr (as in Russian) * [Venetian](/source/Venetian_language): Piero * [Vietnamese](/source/Vietnamese_language): Phê-rô * [Võro](/source/V%C3%B5ro_language): Piitre * [Welsh](/source/Welsh_language): Pedr * [West Frisian](/source/West_Frisian_language): Petrus * [Yoruba](/source/Yoruba_language): Peteru * [Zulu](/source/Zulu_language): Petru ==People named Peter (or commonly known as Peter)== {{main|List of people with given name Peter}} ==See also== * [Pete (nickname)](/source/Pete_(nickname)), a list of people (excluding Peters) * [Pete (given name)](/source/Pete_(given_name)), a list of people (with the given name) * [Petros (disambiguation)](/source/Petros_(disambiguation)) * [Pierce (disambiguation)](/source/Pierce_(disambiguation)) * [List of people with given name Piotr](/source/List_of_people_with_given_name_Piotr) * [List of people with given name Pyotr](/source/List_of_people_with_given_name_Pyotr) {{Peter-surname}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{Given name|page=y}} Category:Masculine given names Category:Given names of Greek language origin Category:English masculine given names Category:German masculine given names Category:Dutch masculine given names Category:Swedish masculine given names Category:Norwegian masculine given names Category:Slovak masculine given names --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Peter (given name)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_(given_name)) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_(given_name)?action=history)). 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