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Peter.

a male given name, equivalent to English Peter

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈpeː.tər/
  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Peter

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch Peter, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “rock, stone”), as a name a loan translation of Aramaic כֵּיפָא (“stone, rock; Peter, Cephas”).

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