Around the globe, Pétur (بيتر 
, Pétur 
, Петур 
) is a common predominantly boy's, but very seldom feminine forename. The given name Pétur is habitual in Iceland, where it is quite a common male name, Egypt, where it is quite a common predominantly male, but scarcely feminine name, and Sudan, where it is quite a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Egypt, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia. Much less frequently, Pétur is the last name as well as the forename.
Pétur is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| بيتر | Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Iraq |
| Pétur | Norway, Germany, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden |
| Петур | Ukraine, Armenia |
Kepa, Peder, Pedro, Pedru, Peer, Peeter, Peetu, Pehr, Per, Pere, Pero, Peru, Petar, Petelo, Peter, Peters, Petko, Petr, Petras, Petri, Petro, Petros, Petru, Petrus, Petter, Petteri, Petur, Piero, Pierre, Piet, Pietari, Pieter, Pietro, Piotr, Piters, Pjeter, Pjetur, Pjetër, Péter, Pēteris, Πέτρος, Πέτρου, Πετρος, П'Ер, П'Єр, Педер, Педро, Педру, Пеер, Пер,
Pétur 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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pétur pétursson fourth Bishop of Iceland, IS (b. 1808) |
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| pétur duus DK (b. 1795) |
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| pétur havsteen Icelandic politician, IS (b. 1812) |
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| pétur j. thorsteinsson icelandic merchant (b. 1854) |
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| pétur j. thorsteinsson (b. 1845) |
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| pétur jónsson Icelandic politician, IS (b. 1858) |
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pétur sigurgeirsson Bishop of Iceland (1919-2010), IS (b. 1919) |
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| pétur zóphóniasson Icelandic genealogist, IS (b. 1879) |
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| pétur brynjólfsson Icelandic photographer, 1882-1930 (b. 1882) |
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| pétur halldórsson Icelandic politician, IS (b. 1887) |
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| pétur ottesen Icelandic politician (1888-1968), IS (b. 1888) |
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| pétur magnússon Icelandic politician, IS (b. 1888) |
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| pétur g. guðmundsson (b. 1879) |
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| pétur j.h. magnússon Icelandic association football player (1894-1963), IS (b. 1894) |
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| pétur sigurðsson Icelandic association football player (1896-1971), IS (b. 1896) |
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