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Pieter.

a male given name, equivalent to English Peter

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

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

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch Pieter, 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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