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Baby Name Peter |
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| Meaning of Peter - What does the name Peter means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| pee-ter |  |
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Boy Name |
| Origin: |
Scandinavian |
| Name Meaning: |
From the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Petrus and the Greek Petros, names derived from the vocabulary words petra (a rock) and petros (a stone). The name is borne in the Bible by one of the Twelve Apostles of Christ. Peter is considered to have been the first pope and cofounder of the Christian Church |
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Biblical, English, German, Hungarian, Irish, Scandinavian, Scottish, Welsh |
| More Info: | Cognate: Peder, Per (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish); Pieter, Pietr (Dutch); Petter (Norwegian, Swedish); Par (Swedish). | | Shortened forms: | Piet (Dutch); Pelle (Swedish) |
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