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Peter (given name)

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For disambiguation and a list of people named "Peter", see Peter.
"Petros" redirects here. For the town in Tennessee, see Petros, Tennessee.
Peter
Saint Peter as painted by Peter Paul Rubens.
Pronunciationpiːtʊr, PE-ter, PAY-tur
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameGreek
Meaningstone
Other names
Related namesPete, Petey, Peadar, Pearce, Pedro, Per, Peta, Petra, Pierre, Piers

Peter is a common masculine given name. It is derived, via Latin "petra", from the Greek word πετρος (petros) meaning "stone, rock" or in the ancient Phonecian times, "good looking".[1]

According to the New Testament, Jesus gave Saint Peter (whose given name was Simon) the name Kephas or Cephas meaning "stone" in Aramaic.[2]

In other languages

The following names can be interpreted as Peter in English.

Polish

In Polish it is spelled as Piotr. Diminutives/hypocoristics include Piotrek, Piotruś, and Piotrunio.

Individuals named Piotr may choose their name day from the following dates:[citation needed]

  • January 3, 5, 9, 10, 16, 18, 28, 31
  • February 2, 5, 8, 21, 23, 24
  • March 2, 10, 12, 14, 23, 30
  • April 6, 15, 26, 28, 29, 30
  • May 3, 7, 8, 13, 15, 19, 22
  • June 2, 3, 7, 23, 29
  • July 2, 7, 8, 12, 25, 30
  • August 1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, 29, 30
  • September 2, 9, 10, 12, 17, 23, 25
  • October 3, 18, 19
  • November 7, 16, 21, 24, 26
  • December 4, 6, 9, 21, 25

Other

References

  1. ^ MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Peter
  2. ^ BehindtheName.com - Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Peter
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