PETE  

Gender: M
Origin: Diminutive of PETER
Meaning: "rock"

Sixties-style short form that sounds cool again -- though the unscrupulous Pete on "Mad Men" is not a character to emulate.

Pete is being discussed in our message boards:

• A thought
• Chaz
• Thirteen Kids (and counting..?)!
• Name Experiences
• People named after something else

Read Nameberry blog posts about Pete:

• MIDDLE NAMES: THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
• NAMES THAT WORK: Trendy trade names
• 70'S BABY NAMES: Beyond Tiffany & Todd
• THE UN-WEIRDLY-NAMED STARBABY BOYS
• TIGER WOODS NAMES BABY CHARLIE, A SIBLING FOR SAM. But Which Is The Boy and Which Is The Girl?