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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Meaning of name Peter
