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Name Péter

Meaning:the rock, the stoneTools:

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About the name Péter in particular

Gender:male
Languages of use:Hungarian
US 2021 rank:not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below
Similarly written:Peter, Peder, Peer, Petar, Pete, Petr, Petter, Pétur, Pieter, Pjeter     Details
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About Peter/Petra, the group of names with the same origin as Péter

Meaning/translation:the rock, the stone
Language of origin:Old Greek
Info about origin, male:known from Saint Peter, the apostle
 before he was given the name Peter (or, more exactly, Aramaic Cephas) by Jesus he was known as Simon
Words:petros = the stone, the rock  Old Greek
 cephas = the stone  Aramaic
Topics:12 Apostles, New Testament
Variants' top ranks:1:Peter Germany 2005,  1:Piotr Poland 2012,  2:Per Norway 2015,  2:Petra Croatia 2009,  3:Pierre France 2011,  3:Petr Czechia 2015,  4:Pedro Brazil 2015,  4:Petar Croatia 2022,  5:Péter Hungary 2003,  5:Penka Bulgaria 2011
Old/original forms:Petros Old Greek, Petrus Latin
Name variants:Penka, Perrine, Petra, Petya, Piera, Pierina, Pierrette, Pierrine, Pietra, Piotra, Peder, Pedro, Peer, Peetu, Peider, Pekka, Pelle, Per, Pero, Petar, Pete, Peter, Péter, Petr, Petre, Petri, Petru, Petter, Petteri, Pétur, Pierce, Piero, Pierre, Pierrick, Piers, Pietari, Pieter, Pietro, Piotr, Pit, Pitt, Pjeter, Pjetur, Pjotr   Sortable list   Details
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HungaryGraph2022 24,  2021 21,  2020 19,  2019 18,  2018 18,  2017 17,  2016 15,  2015 15,  2014 15,  2013 12,  2012 10,  2011 8,  2010 8,  2009 9,  2008 8,  2007 8,  2006 10,  2005 10,  2004 9,  2003 52002 8
Hungary prevalence 2014 10