In the world, Petrus (Peter 
, Petrus 
, Pieter , along with others...) is a prevalent principally boy's, but very seldom feminine first name. The first name Petrus is habitual in Germany, where it is a prevalent boy's name, Slovakia, where it is a common masculine name, and Sweden (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Germany, Nigeria, and the United States. Very seldom, Petrus is the last name as well as the forename.
Petrus is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Pieter, Peter | Germany, United Kingdom, Kenya, Nigeria, United States |
| Petur, Per, Petrus | Germany, United Kingdom, South Africa, Nigeria, United States |
| Peadar | Sweden, United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, United States |
| Πέτρος | Greece |
| Петрус | Kazakhstan, Armenia, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine |
| Петрусь | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
Kepa, Peder, Pedr, Pedro, Pedru, Peer, Peeter, Peetu, Pehr, Pekka, Pekko, Pere, Pereira, Pero, Peru, Petar, Petelo, Peters, Petko, Petr, Petras, Petri, Petro, Petros, Petru, Petruss, Petruš, Petry, Petter, Petteri, Phêrô, Pieri, Piero, Pierre, Piet, Pietari, Pietro, Piotr, Piters, Pjeter, Pjetur, Pjetër, Pjotr, Pyotr, Pætur, Pèire, Père, Péter, Pétrus, Pétur,
Petrus 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 Jay Garrick , the fictional character in the DC Comics universe, The Flash, and in many other works.
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sivaslı petrus bishop, TR (b. 345) |
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| petrus fullo Patriarch of Antioch (471–488) and Non-Chalcedonian, TR (b. 500) |
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| petrus von reichenau DE (b. 800) |
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petrus damianus eleventh-century Benedictine monk, IT (b. 1007) |
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petrus alphonsi Spanish writer, astronomer, ES (b. 1062) |
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petrus lombardus medieval priest and theologian, IT (b. 1100) |
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petrus diaconus 12th century Italian monk, librarian and chronicler, IT (b. 1107) |
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| petrus pictor French poet, FR (b. 1100) |
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| petrus helie French philosopher, FR (b. 1100) |
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| petrus de ibernia Irish philosopher (b. 1101) |
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| petrus tarentasiensis Roman Catholic abbot and bishop, FR (b. 1102) |
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| petrus berengarius French author, FR (b. 1120) |
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| petrus semenez (b. 1125) |
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petrus petri architect (b. 1220) |
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| petrus Roman Catholic archbishop of Uppsala, SE (b. 1200) |
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