Meaning of Peter
and the Origins of this baby name
Meaning  The name Peter has the following meaning:
As solid as a rock. Derived from the Greek "Petros" (stone).
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity
As a baby boy name, Peter is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 145 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Peter fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 10 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 191 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Peter in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Peter is pronounced as pee-tur
Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Peter and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Peter: Boys - Adonis, Alek, Alexander, Ambrose, Ammon, Anacletus, Basil, Cletus, Cole, Cristopher, Cyril, Girls - Danae, Neola, Zoe, Both genders - Eunice, PhoenixVariants Popular Variants for the name Peter: 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, PytorNicknames Common nicknames for the name Peter are: Pete
Style We think the name Peter should fall under the following style category: Biblical. See other Biblical boy namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Peter to be: Ambitious, honest and unpretentiousIn one word, you might describe Peter as a(n) " unpretentious" person. See other "unpretentious" names for boys. |
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Famous persons The names of some famous persons by the name Peter (or its variants) are: Peter Charles Doherty, born on 15 October, a famous surgeon. Peter Charles Doherty's background: An Australian Veterinary Surgeon and researcher in the field of medicine. He received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1995, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1996, and was named Australian of the Year in 1997. Peter Dennis Mitchell, born on 29 September, a famous biochemist. Peter Dennis Mitchell's background: A British biochemist who was awarded the 1978 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his discovery of the chemiosmotic mechanism of ATP synthesis. Peter Agre, born on 30 January, a famous doctor. Peter Agre's background: An American medical doctor and molecular biologist who was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (which he shared with Roderick MacKinnon) for his discovery of aquaporins. 
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