Etymology

Proper noun

1. .
2. The leading Apostle in the New Testament.
3. The epistles of Peter in the New Testament of the Bible, 1 Peter and 2 Peter attributed to St. Peter.

Related terms

• given name variants: Peers, Percy, Pete, Petey, Pierce, Piers
• feminine forms: Peta, Petra

Quotations

• And I say unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church;

• 1902 J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan, Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1993, Chapter I

  She knew of no Peter, and yet he was here and there in John and Michael's minds, while Wendy's began to be scrawled all over with him. The name stood out in bolder letters than any of the other words, and as Mrs Darling gazed she felt that it had an oddly cocky appearance.

• 1933 Eleanor Farjeon, Over the Garden Wall,Faber and Faber 1933, page 90 ("Boys' Names")

  What splendid names for boys there are! / There's Carol like a rolling car, / And Martin like a flying bird, / And Adam like the Lord's First Word, / And Raymond like the Harvest Moon, / And Peter like a piper's tune,

Proper noun

1. Peter.
2. .

Og jeg siger dig, at du er Peter, og på den klippe vil jag bygge min kirke, --- Bibelen, Matthæus 16:18 (1992 transl.)

Related terms

• variants: Peder, Per
• feminine forms: Pernille, Petra, Petrea, Petrine

Proper noun

1. .
2. Peter

Og det sier jeg deg: Du er Peter; på denne klippe vil jeg bygge min kirke. Bibelen, Matteus 16:18 (1985 transl.)

Related terms

• Peder, Peer, Per, Petter
• feminine forms: Pernille, Petra, Petrine

Proper noun

Peter , Petrovia

Petr stem

Petra genitive

declension pattern

1. , cognate to Peter.