Names That Mean Peter
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Updated Thu Nov 30 2023
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- Patterson
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EnglishMeaning:
"son of Peter"Description:
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.
- Peters
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"son of Peter"Description:
One of many common surnames that was derived from Peter, along with Peterson, Parks, Parkinson, and Perkins.
- Perkin
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EnglishMeaning:
"little Peter"Description:
Sounds like a Hobbit.
- Parnell
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"little Peter"Description:
Likable choice for history-minded parents who might want to honor Irish patriot Charles Parnell.
- Parkin
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"little Peter"Description:
To honor an ancestral Peter.
- Paterson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Peter"Description:
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.
- Peterson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Peter"Description:
To honor an ancestral Peter.