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Peter name meaning

First Name
581k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
9k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Peter mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Peter

User Submitted Origins

Greek
43%
English
33%
Hebrew
21%
African
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from Virginia, U.S. says the name Peter means "Jesus said 'Peter is the rock upon which my church will be built', it means rock, solid foundation, foundation. A great name for a boy!".
  2. A submission from Ohio, U.S. says the name Peter means "a stone or pebble herbed from a certain bed rock. The original Greek translation says,'petros'" and is of Greek origin.
  3. A submission from Belgium says the name Peter means "Rock (on which st peter built his church)".
  4. A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Peter means "Rock, solid as one".
  5. A submission from Ireland says the name Peter means "Which means the rock hence the church foundations was left to peter because he is rock of the church" and is of Latin origin.
  6. A user from Michigan, U.S. says the name Peter is of Hebrew origin and means "Hebrew word for 'rock' (stone)".
  7. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Peter is of Greek origin and means "From the Greek Petros,meaning Rock".
  8. A submission from Australia says the name Peter means "All holy and sacred solid as in rock" and is of Greek origin.
  9. According to a user from Australia, the name Peter is of Greek origin and means "Rock. It is from the Greek 'Petros'. It is not from Hebrew as is commonly mistaken".
  10. According to 11 people from all over the world, the name Peter is of Hebrew origin and means "Rock".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Pe"ter
A common baptismal name for a man. The name of one of the apostles,
verb Pet"er
To become exhausted; to run out; to fail; -- used generally with out; as, that mine has petered out.

Etymology: Etymol. uncertain

Other Dictionary Sources
  1. Disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
Wiktionary

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

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  2. The leading Apostle in the New Testament.
  3. (biblical) The epistles of Peter in the New Testament of the Bible, 1 Peter and 2 Peter attributed to St. Peter.
    Synonym: Pet. (abbreviation)
  4. (rare compared to given name) A patronymic surname​.

Peter was also found in the following language(s): Cebuano, Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Scots, Slovak, Slovene, and Swedish

Notable Persons Named Peter

Notable Persons Named Peter

Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars is a singer, songwriter, record producer, and choreographer. He holds the title Grenade". Bruno was given the name Peter Gene Hernandez on October 8th, 1985 in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.

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Peter Benjamin Parker

Peter Benjamin Parker is a comics character.

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Peter Thiel

Peter Thiel is a managing partner in founders fund, part time partner in y combinator, president of clarium capital, co-founder and chairman of palantir technologies, former ceo and co-founder of paypal, financial backer, board member of facebook, founders fund, y combina. Peter was given the name Peter Andreas Thiel on October 11th, 1967 in Frankfurt.

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Peter Dinklage

Peter Dinklage is an actor and comedian. He was most prominent from 1995 to present. Peter was given the name Peter Hayden Dinklage on June 11th, 1969 in Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.

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Peter Sarsgaard

Peter Sarsgaard is an actor. He has had major accomplishments since 1995. Peter was given the name John Peter Sarsgaard on March 7th, 1971 in Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, United States. Peter is also known as Peter Scarsgaard.

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Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel is a progressive rock, art rock, experimental music, worldbeat, pop music, and pop rock musician. He plays Keyboard instrument, Flute, and Vocals. He holds the title Don't Give Up". His most notable accomplishments were from 1967 to present. Peter was given the name Peter Brian Gabriel on February 13th, 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Peter

Notable Persons With the Last Name Peter

Peter

Peter was a fisherman. Peter was born in -1 in Bethsaida. He passed away in 64.

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Samuel Peter

Samuel Peter is a boxer. Samuel was born on September 6th, 1980 in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria.

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Tom Lantos

Tom Lantos was a congressman. His career lasted from 2007 to 2008. Tom was given the name Lantos Tamás Péter on February 1st, 1928 in Budapest. He passed away on February 11th, 2008.

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Bence Peter

Bence was born on September 5th, 1991.

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Christian Peter

Christian Peter is a football player. Christian was born on October 5th, 1972 in Locust, New Jersey.

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Paul St. Peter

Paul St. Peter is a voice actor. Paul was given the name Paul Schmidl Peter .

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Peter U.S.
  White 71.28% 64.26%
  African American 8.01% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 12.02% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 3.70% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 2.08% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 2.92% 16.26%

Of Last Name Peter

People with the last name Peter are most frequently White or Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander

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Fun Facts about the name Peter

  • What name lists does Peter rank for?
  • How Popular is the name Peter? Peter is the 103rd most popular name of all time. As a last name Peter was the 3,859th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Peter have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 580,536 babies born with the first name Peter in the United States. That's more than enough people named Peter to occupy the country of Western Sahara with an estimated population of 567,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Peter? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 496 new born babies.
  • When was Peter first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Peter is Thursday, May 2nd, 1850.
  • What year had the most people named Peter born? The highest recorded use of the first name Peter was in 1957 with a total of 11,592 babies. That's a lot of babies named Peter!
  • Random Peter Factoid: According to the 1935 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Peter ranks 23rd in popularity as a baby boy's name in New Jersey. Imagine that, 240 babies in New Jersey have the same name in 1935.
  • Weird things about the name Peter: The name spelled backwards is Retep. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Petre. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Peter? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 9,191 people with the last name Peter.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Peter? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 3 of them will have Peter as their last name.
  • Peter name meaning

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