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In the world, Pætur (Petrus , Πέτρος , Pætur ) is a widespread boy's first name. The first name Pætur is characteristic of Namibia, where it is a common principally boy's, but scarcely female name, South Africa, where it is a common masculine name, and Saint Lucia, where it is quite a common male name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in South Africa, Indonesia, and Namibia. Much less frequently, Pætur is the last name as well as the forename.
Pætur is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Petrus , the operatic character in the opera Brockes-Passion (Händel), Brockes Passion and Πέτρος , the character in the play "The magic room".