Meaning of name Pete

The name Pete has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

As a baby boy name, Pete is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Pete in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Pete is very likely a(n) English variant of the name Peter. See other suggested English boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Peter.

The following names are baby names related to Pete and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Pete: Boys - Adonis, Alek, Alexander, Ambrose, Ammon, Anacletus, Basil, Cletus, Cole, Cristopher, Cyril, Girls - Danae, Neola, Zoe, Both genders - Eunice, Phoenix

The name Pete is a variant of Peter. Other popular variants of the name Peter are: Peader, Peat, Peate, Peder, Pedro (Portuguese), Pekka, Per, Petar, Pete (English), Petenka, Peterka, Peterke, Peterson, Petre, Petros, Petrov, Petrus, Petruso, Petter, Petur, Petya, Peytr, Pierre (French), Piet, Pieter, Piotr, Pyotr, Pytor

We think the name Pete should fall under the following style category: Biblical.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Pete to be: Ambitious, honest and unpretentious

In one word, you might describe Pete as a(n) "unpretentious" person.

See other "unpretentious" names for boys.