Peter (leading Apostle in the New Testament) · a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Peter
köken: Inherited from Old Spanish Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra) (compare piedra). The lack of diphthongization of the short stressed /ɛ/ in Latin to /je/, which would have yielded *Piedro, is irregular.
aile: como Pedro por su casa, pez de San Pedro, San Pedro Garza García, San Pedro Puxtla
köken: Of uncertain origin. One possible etymon is Old Italian cazza (“ladle”), from Late Latin cattiam, in turn from Ancient Greek κυάθιον (kuáthion), diminutive form of κύαθος (kúathos, “ladle for wine”); cf. also cazzuola. Another is Byzantine Greek ἀκάτιον (akátion, “mainmast”). See also caspita.
Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia, known between 1914 and 1924 as Petrograd and between 1924 and 1991 as Leningrad; the former capital of Russia, from 1713–1728 and 1732–1918)
Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia, known between 1914 and 1924 as Petrograd and between 1924 and 1991 as Leningrad; the former capital of Russia, from 1713–1728 and 1732–1918)
Simon Peter, Cephas (Biblical character, early Christian leader) · a male given name, now rare outside baptismal names.
eş: Peter, Pierre, Piet, Pieter
köken: From Middle Dutch Petrus, 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”).
Peter (leading Apostle in the New Testament) · a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Peter
köken: Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor. Ancient Greek πέτρος (pétros) Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros)bor. Latin Petrus Old Galician-Portuguese Pedro Portuguese Pedro From Old Galician-Portuguese Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra) (compare pedra). The raising of /ɛ/ in Latin to /e/ is irregular.
A vernacular form of Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), seemingly via Old Swedish Pætar (/ˈpɛːtar/? attested in Runic) or Pētar. The ending may have been reshaped by influence from Latin -ārius. * (St Petersburg): Formally named after Saint Peter the Apostle, but alluding to Peter the Great, the founder of the modern city of St Petersburg. In Finnish, towns named after individuals are often left as…