Names That Mean Peter
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The names
Parkin
English
"little Peter"
To honor an ancestral Peter.
Parnell
French
"little Peter"
Likable choice for history-minded parents who might want to honor Irish patriot Charles Parnell.
Patterson
English
"son of Peter"
Patterson is an upscale name worth considering if you're looking to continue a line of Peters, but soundalike Paterson is a downscale city in New Jersey.
Paterson
English
"son of Peter"
Paterson is a surname-name to continue a line of Peters and also the name of a city in New Jersey, hometown of poets William Carlos Williams and Allen Ginsberg.
Perkin
English
"little Peter"
Perkin sounds a bit Hobbit-ish as a full name, but it might make a good honor name or nickname for a boy called Peter.
Peterson
English
"son of Peter"
To honor an ancestral Peter.
Peters
English surname
"son of Peter"
One of many common surnames that was derived from Peter, along with Peterson, Parks, Parkinson, and Perkins.
