But as user-friendly as this makes the name, it has a solid, traditional side as well. Pero, I used to think this name was super boring, but I guess I've grown out of that because I think it's rather cute now! It is strong and handsome. Pearce, I don't want our son to be bullied for his name. I just love this name. The play "Peter Pan" has made the name popular. Please add to or correct the information provided by other members of the Nameberry community. Peter▼ is alike in pronunciation to Potter. First association is Peter Rabbit, followed by Peter Pan and Peter Pevensie. These names tend to be less frequently used than Peter. Peter also has some interesting derivatives: The Brits like Piers; the Irish, Pierce and Pearse; the Italians, Piero and Pietro; the Spanish, Pedro; the French, Pierre; and the Dutch, Piet. Reminds me of stinky Pete from Toy Story lol. Perry, A name I've never found the appeal of, perhaps because it seems to be a very popular name for people who are 5-10 years older than me and had pretty much died out by the time I was born apart from that one really annoying Peter in my school! P eter as a boys' name is pronounced PEE-ter. Peeter, Born Simon bar Jonah, he was given the nickname Peter by Jesus, to signify that he would be the rock on which Christ would build Christianity. It is derived from Greek Πέτρος, Petros (meaning "stone, rock", via Greek petra). So many good namesake: The apostle Peter, Peter Pan, Peter Parker. It isn't a particularly special name, but it's sweet, handsome, and versatile. I'm starting to fall in love with Peter. Variant of Petros. It is derived from Greek Πέτρος, Petros (meaning "stone, rock", via Greek petra). If you didn't find an alternative name that you like better than Peter, try our name generator. Péter, Peter ▼ as a boys' name is pronounced PEE-ter. Nameberry is a registered trademark of Nameberry, LLC. The problem is, apparently it's slang for a man's private part. Centuries later, there was Peter the Great, the czar who developed Russia as a major European power. Perico, Variant of Petros. It's meaning "rock" is certainly fitting! The following names can be interpreted as Peter in English, People named Peter (or commonly known as Peter), Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peter_(given_name)&oldid=983852999, Pages using infobox name with unknown parameters, Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text, Articles containing Slovene-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 16 October 2020, at 16:52. Artists Piero della Francesca, Peter Paul Rubens; Russian emperor Peter the Great; actors Peter O'Toole, Peter Krause; Peter Rabbit; film directors Peter Jackson, Peter Bogdanovich; tennis player Pete Sampras. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018). I love this name! For Peter, I'm in between having no strong feelings for the name (I can't go out and say I hate it but I don't even remotely like it either) and rather disliking it because in my native language, it's not pronounced "Pee-ter" but "Peh-tehr" (which I don't like) + I really dislike the nickname Pete/Petey. Perkin,