“Peter” & Its Other Names From Around The World
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There’s Peter Pan (the boy who never grew up), Peter Rabbit, Peter (Taylor’s Version), Peter Dinklage (you may remember him as Tyrion Lannister), Peter Griffin, Peter Parker, Peter Piper Pizza, and the list goes on.
There’s also Pedro Pascal and Vote For Pedro Pedro. What do they have in common? Besides the letter “P,” they are all variations of Peter. Peter is a classic name that comes from the Greek word Petros, meaning “rock or stone.”
If you are called Peter and you are reading this, hello to you! Below, you can explore how this name transforms across the universe. While you read, why not listen to "Peter" by Taylor Swift from The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology?
Peter Variations by Language
- Spanish / Portuguese / Filipino: Pedro
- French: Pierre
- Italian: Pietro, Piero
- Greek: Πέτρος (Petros)
- Russian: Пётр (Pyotr)
- Dutch: Piet, Peter, Pieter
- Finnish: Pekka, Petteri, Petri
- German / Scandinavian: Peter, Peder, Per, Pelle
- Irish: Peadar, Piaras
- Turkish: Petrus, Petros
- Albanian: Pjetër
- Cornish: Peder
- Esperanto: Petro
- Quechua: Pidru
- Basque: Pedro, Petri, Piarres
- Bulgarian: Петър (Petŭr), Pesho, Pero
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