Peter

a male given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek]

From English Peter, from Middle English Petre, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra).


Peter

Og jeg siger dig, at du er Peter, og på den klippe vil jeg bygge min kirke, --- Bibelen, Matthæus 16:18 (1992 transl.)

From Old Norse Pétr, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra). Later reinforced by the German Peter.


Peter

a male given name, equivalent to English Peter

From Middle Dutch Peter, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “rock, stone”), as a name a loan translation of Aramaic כֵּיפָא (“stone, rock; Peter, Cephas”).


Peter

(World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter P.

World War II era; joint US/RAF; World War II era; joint US/RAF

From Middle English Peter, from Old English Petrus, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”). Doublet of Pedro, Piers, and Boutros.


Peter

She knew of no Peter, and yet he was here and there in John and Michael's minds, while Wendy's began to be scrawled all over with him. The name stood out in bolder letters than any of the other words, and as Mrs Darling gazed she felt that it had an oddly cocky appearance.

1911, J. M. Barrie, chapter I, in Peter Pan, Wordsworth Editions Ltd, published 1993:

What splendid names for boys there are! / There's Carol like a rolling car, / And Martin like a flying bird, / And Adam like the Lord's First Word, / And Raymond like the Harvest Moon, / And Peter like a piper's tune,

1933, Eleanor Farjeon, “Boys' Names”, in Over the Garden Wall, Faber and Faber, page 90:

The leading Apostle in the New Testament.

(biblical) The epistles of Peter in the New Testament of the Bible, 1 Peter and 2 Peter attributed to St. Peter.

census-designated place
census-designated place

A census-designated place in Cache County, Utah, United States, named after Peter Maughan.

en-proper noun

Peter (countable and uncountable, plural Peters)


Peter

Alle Kinder stehen an der Klippe, außer Peter, der geht noch einen Meter.

All the children are standing at the cliff, except Peter, who walks another meter.

a male given name, feminine equivalent Petra

de-proper noun

Peter m (proper noun, strong, genitive Peters or Peter, plural Peters or Peter)

Peters (genitive)
Peter (genitive)
Peters (plural)
Peter (plural)

Borrowed from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra).


Peter

Peter m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Peters, plural Peters or Peter)

Peters (genitive)
Peters (plural)
Peter (plural)


Peter

Stille þou be peter. Wel i þe icnowe. / þou wolt fur ſake me þrien . ar þe coc him crowe.

c. 1275, Judas (Roud 2964, Child Ballad 23, Trinity College MS. B.14.39), folio 34, recto, lines 36-37; republished at Cambridge: Wren Digital Library (Trinity College), 2019 May 29:

"Quiet now, Peter. I know you well; / You'll forsake me three times when the cock crows."

English: Peter

Scots: Peter

Yola: Beedher, Peedher, Peether

From Old English Petrus, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”).


Peter

Og det sier jeg deg: Du er Peter; på denne klippe vil jeg bygge min kirke. Bibelen, Matteus 16:18 (1985 transl.)


Peter

From Middle English Peter, from Old English Petrus, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”).


Peter

sk-proper noun

Peter m pers (genitive singular Petra, nominative plural Petrovia, declension pattern of chlap)

Petra (genitive singular)
Petrovia (nominative plural)
chlap (declension-pattern-of)
Peter (nominative singular)
Petrovia (nominative plural)
Petra (genitive singular)
Petrov (genitive plural)
Petrovi (dative singular)
Petrom (dative plural)
Petra (accusative singular)
Petrov (accusative plural)
Petrovi (locative singular)
Petroch (locative plural)
Petrom (instrumental singular)
Petrami (instrumental plural)


Peter

Pẹ́tər (animate canonical masculine)
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Péter (nominative singular)
Pétra (genitive singular)
Pétru (dative singular)
Pétra (accusative singular)
Pétru (locative singular)
Pétrom (instrumental singular)


Peter

The letter "P" in the Swedish spelling alphabet