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English
"son of Peter"
To honor an ancestral 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.
"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.
English surname
One of many common surnames that was derived from Peter, along with Peterson, Parks, Parkinson, and Perkins.
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.
French
Likable choice for history-minded parents who might want to honor Irish patriot Charles Parnell.