Peter (given name)

Peter
	Saint Peter by Peter Paul Rubens (1610–1612)
Pronunciation	English: /ˈpiːtər/ PEE-tər; Czech: [ˈpɛtr̩]; Danish: [ˈpʰe̝ˀtɐ]; Dutch: [ˈpeːtər]; German: [ˈpeːtɐ]; Slovak: [ˈpeter]; Swedish: [ˈpěːtɛr]
Gender	Male
Origin
Language(s)	Greek
Meaning	Stone/Rock
Other names
Related names	Petter; Pjetër; Pater; Pete; Petey/Petie; Peoter; Pearce; Petero; Per; Peta; Petra; Pierre; Pedro; Pier; Piers; Pieter; Pietro; Peadar; Pere; Kepa; Peru; Peio; Boutros; Peterson;

Peter is a common masculine given name. It is derived directly from Greek Πέτρος, Petros (an invented, masculine form of Greek petra, the word for "rock" or "stone"), which itself was a translation of Aramaic Kefa ("stone, rock"), the new name Jesus gave to apostle Simon bar Jonah.^[1] An Old English variant is Piers.

^ "Peter | Origin and meaning of the name peter by Online Etymology Dictionary".

[1] "Peter | Origin and meaning of the name peter by Online Etymology Dictionary".

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Origin
Saint Peter by Peter Paul Rubens (1610–1612)
Pronunciation	English: /ˈpiːtər/ PEE-tər Czech: [ˈpɛtr̩] Danish: [ˈpʰe̝ˀtɐ] Dutch: [ˈpeːtər] German: [ˈpeːtɐ] Slovak: [ˈpeter] Swedish: [ˈpěːtɛr]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Greek
Meaning	Stone/Rock
Other names
Related names	Petter Pjetër Pater Pete Petey/Petie Peoter Pearce Petero Per Peta Petra Pierre Pedro Pier Piers Pieter Pietro Peadar Pere Kepa Peru Peio Boutros Peterson

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Peter (given name)

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