Around the world, Pater (Pai 
, Pater , Padre 
) is a common unisex given name. The forename Pater is characteristic of Brunei, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Taiwan. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in India, Indonesia, and Nigeria. More prevalently, Pater is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Pater, Pai | Indonesia, Poland, United States, India, Myanmar |
| Padre | Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Poland, France |
| Патер | Ukraine, Belarus |
Compadre, Compere, Compère, Cumpari, Cumpà, Diovis, Iuppiter, Paalh, Paco, Paderi, Padrasto, Padrastro, Padri, Padrinho, Padrino, Padriño, Padrí, Paidir, Paire, Pairi, Pairin, Paiter, Papa, Pare, Pari, Parrain, Pate, Paternitas, Paterno, Paternoster, Patri, Patrice, Patricus, Patrie, Patriline, Patriote, Patro, Patron, Patrona, Patrono, Patrícius, Patter, Pay, Payre, Peet, Peire, Pere, Páter, Pãter, Père,
Pater is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Pater Heilmann , the operatic character in the opera Undine by Albert Lortzing; Pater Benito , the operatic character in the opera Der Stier von Olivera; Pater Agathangelos , the theatrical character in the play "Darkness at Epachto"; Pai Chan , the fictional character from Virtua Fighter, Dead or Alive 5 Last Round and padre , the fictional character from The Littlest Outlaw, and in many other works.
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