Forename Peter

Across the world, Peter (Peter , Петр , Petrus , along with others...) is a prevalent male given name. The forename Peter is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is a prevalent boy's name, Germany, and Slovakia, where it is a common boy's name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in Germany, Nigeria, and the United States. Much less frequently, Peter is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Peter is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Peter

name Bedros, name Pedru, name Peters, name Peteｒ, name Altpeter, name Petry, name Petrus, name بيتر, name Pehr, name Petko, name Петр, name Petteri, name Peta, name Petar, name Dick, name Petros, name Petter, name Kalmár, name Petras, name Petersen, name John Thomas, name Petér, name Пётр, name Pere, name Per, name ปีเตอร์, name Πέτρος, name Pelle, name Petrel, name Petr, name Pero, name Peter, name Pedar, name Pearce, name Petèr, name Petër, name Petersburg, name Питер, name Peder, name Petri, name Petyr, name Boutros, name Petra, name Petêr, name Petelo, name פיטר, name Pether, name Peeter, name Patch, name Peru, name Петър, name Peer, name Kepa, name 彼得, name Pedro, name Peetu, name Petre, name Петер, name Petro, name Petur, name Petrosyan, name Petru, name ピーター

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Peter	United Kingdom, Germany, Nigeria, United States, Kenya
Петр	Russia, Belarus, Germany, Kazakhstan, United States
Petrus	United Kingdom, Germany, Nigeria, United States, Tanzania
Петър	Russia, Bulgaria
Пётр	France, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, United States
بيتر	Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan
彼得	China
Петер	Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria
Πέτρος	Greece
ピーター	Japan
פיטר	Israel
Питер	Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
ปีเตอร์	Thailand

First names said to be same

Altpeter, Bedros, Boutros, Dick, John Thomas, Kalmár, Kepa, Patch, Pearce, Pedar, Peder, Pedro, Pedru, Peer, Peeter, Peetu, Pehr, Pelle, Per, Pere, Pero, Peru, Peta, Petar, Petelo, Peters, Petersburg, Petersen, Peteｒ, Pether, Petko, Petr, Petra, Petras, Petre, Petrel, Petri, Petro, Petros, Petrosyan, Petru, Petry, Petter, Petteri, Petur, Petyr, Petèr, Petér, Petêr, Petër,

First name Peter in the context

Peter is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Peter , the 1st Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Patriarch of Antioch and Apostle of Jesus Christ, Gospel of Mark; Spider-Man , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, The Amazing Spider-Man; Peter Pan , the fictional character created by J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan; Peter Griffin , the fictional character from the Family Guy franchise and Lord Peter Wimsey , the fictional character in novels and stories written by Dorothy Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	wife of saint peter 1st century Christian woman (b. 1)
	peter apselamus third-century Christian martyr, IL (b. 201)
	peter the deacon deacon (6th century) (b. 450)
	peter the athonite (b. 650)
	peter of capitolias (b. 650)
	peter of friuli Italian duke (b. 701)
	peter the patrician (b. 750)
	peter of atroa abbot and saint (b. 773)
	peter delyan Bulgarian emperor (b. 1001)
	peter of carcassonne (b. 981)
	peter i, count of savoy Margrave of Turin/Suse (b. 1048)
	peter de valognes Norman noble (b. 1001)
	peter 2nd bishop of nice (b. 1035)
	peter de honestis Italian monk (b. 1049)
	peter of poitiers saint, FR (b. 1050)