Peter

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Proper noun

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
    • She knew of no Peter, and yet he was here and there in John and Michael's minds, while Wendy's began to be scrawled all over with him. The name stood out in bolder letters than any of the other words, and as Mrs Darling...
    • What splendid names for boys there are! / There's Carol like a rolling car, / And Martin like a flying bird, / And Adam like the Lord's First Word, / And Raymond like the Harvest Moon, / And Peter like a piper's tune, -...
    • Reps. Seth Moulton, a Democrat from Massachusetts, and Peter Meijer, a Republican from Michigan, said in a joint statement Tuesday that they had traveled to Kabul “to conduct oversight on the mission to evacuate...
  2. The leading Apostle in the New Testament: Saint Peter.
  3. The epistles of Peter in the New Testament of the Bible, 1 Peter and 2 Peter attributed to St. Peter.

    Synonyms: Pet.

  4. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  5. A census-designated place in Cache County, Utah, United States, named after Peter Maughan.

    Synonyms: Petersboro

Origin

From Middle English Peter, from Old English Petrus, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”). Doublet of Pedro, Piers, and Boutros.

Forms

Peters

Related

Peers Percy Pete Petey Pierce Piers Peta Petra McFedries McFetridge Parkerson Parkin Parkins Parkinson Parkyn Parratt Parrell Parren Parrett Parritt Parrot Parrott Pearce Pears

Derived

Ayot St Peter Blue Peter blue peter Chalfont St Peter Charlton St Peter Peter boat Peterborough Peterchurch Peter Funk Peter Island Peterloo Peter Pan Peter Parker principle Peter pence Peter's pence Peter principle Petersburg Peter's fish Peters Marland Peter's penny Peter the Great Petrine rob Peter to pay Paul Saint Peter

Noun

  1. radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter P.

    Synonyms: Papa