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Peter

Gender: M Popularity: this week. Origin of Peter: Greek Meaning of Peter: "rock" Peter's Popularity in 2012: #205
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A classic New Testament name, Peter's popularity has been sliding since the 1950s, which makes it a good choice if you're seeking a less-used classic with many nice childhood associations, like Peter Rabbit and Peter Pan. The name came into being as a nickname given to the apostle Simon by Jesus. Fashionable international versions of Peter include the Italian Piero and Pietro.

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Famous People Named Peter

Peter Facinelli - American actor
Peter Sarsgaard - American actor
Peter Hernandez (known as Bruno Mars) - American singer
Peter O'Toole - English actor
Peter Sellers - English actor
Peter the Great - Russian tsar
Pete Townsend - English musician
Peter Jackson - film director/producer/screenwriter
Peter Gabriel - English musician
Peter Frampton - English-American musician
Peter Dinklage - American actor
Peter Lewis Kingston "Pete" Wentz - American musician
Peter S.Beagle - Author of "The Last Unicorn".

Pop Culture References for the Name Peter

Peter Rabbit
Peter Griffin, main character on "Family Guy"
Peter Pan
"Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater"
Peter Barlow, character from British soap opera "Coronation Street"
Peter Pettigrew, character from the "Harry Potter" series
Peter Pevensie, from C.S. Lewis' "The Chronicles of Narnia"
Peter Parker, Spiderman
Peter, "Divergent" trilogy
Peter Bishop, character on the American TV show "Fringe"
Peter Petrelli, character on TV show Heroes.
Peter Kirkland, the personification of the principality of Sealand in the manga/anime Axis Powers: Hetalia
Peter Hale, character from TV's "Teen Wolf".

Nicknames & Variations for Peter

Pearce, Peers, Peeter, Peirce, Perico, Perion, Perkin, Pero, Perrin, Perry, Pete, Petey, Peto, Pierce, Pierson, Péter

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Charlotte, Josephine, Iris, Matilda, Ruth, Violet, Henry, William, James, Leo, Oliver, Oscar, Thomas

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