THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Peter
Peter is recorded as a male given name in Cebuano. The source gives a linguistic connection through English, specifically the form Peter. Quoted root glosses describe elements in the etymology, not an automatic translation of the complete personal name.
Pronunciation & syllables
Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.
English
- /ˈpiːtə/Australia · New-Zealand · Received-Pronunciation
- /ˈpitɚ/Canada · General-American
- [ˈpʰitɚ]Canada · General-American
- [ˈpʰiɾɚ]Canada · General-American
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
CebuanoEtymology & source
From English Peter, from Middle English Petre, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra).
a male given name from English
EnglishEtymology & source
From Middle English Peter, from Old English Petrus, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”). Doublet of Pedro, Piers, and Boutros.
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Peter
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Alan Peter Cayetano
Senator of the Philippines since 2022
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
15
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
9
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Alan Peter Cayetano, Peter Gabriel Magnaye
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Peter in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Peter
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Pater♂Short form of Paterno
- Pete♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Dexter♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Ester♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Hester·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Lester♂Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
- Pelver·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Pepe♂Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
What rhymes with Peter?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Recorded combinations with Peter
14 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
- Alan Peter·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Dennis Peter·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Joseph Peter♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Ludovico Peter Paul·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Oliver Peter·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Peter Christopher·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Peter Cyril·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Peter Dean·Recorded Philippine given-name form
Explore Peter further
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q2793400 — Peter (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Alan Peter Cayetano (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q2793400 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Peter Gabriel Magnaye (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q2793400 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Peter (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Peter (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.