What does Peter mean?
Definitions for Peter
ˈpi tərpe·ter
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Peter.
Princeton's WordNet
Peter, Simon Peter, Saint Peter, St. Peter, Saint Peter the Apostle, St. Peter the Apostlenoun
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putznoun
obscene terms for penis
Wiktionary
Peternoun
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
She knew of no Peter, and yet he was here and there in John and Michael's minds, while Wendy's began to be scrawled all over with him. The name stood out in bolder letters than any of the other words, and as Mrs Darling gazed she felt that it had an oddly cocky appearance.
Peternoun
The leading Apostle in the New Testament.
Peternoun
The epistles of Peter in the New Testament of the Bible, 1 Peter and 2 Peter attributed to St. Peter.
Synonym: Pet.
Peternoun
A patronymic surname.
Etymology: From Middle English Petre, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, " stone, rock"), related to πέτρα (pétra).
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Peter
Peter is a common masculine given name derived from the Greek name "Petros," meaning "rock" or "stone." It is widely used worldwide and holds historical and cultural significance in various traditions and religions.
Webster Dictionary
Peternoun
a common baptismal name for a man. The name of one of the apostles,
Peterverb
to become exhausted; to run out; to fail; -- used generally with out; as, that mine has petered out
Etymology: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Peter
pē′tėr, v.i. in mining, to become exhausted (with out): (fig.) to lose power or value.
Peter
pē′tėr, v.i. to call for trumps at whist, by throwing away a higher card of a suit while holding a smaller.—n. this signal for trumps.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
peter
See BLUE PETER.
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Etymology and Origins
Peter
A word employed in America for running up the prices at an auction. It is derived from the Dutch pethur, to run, to hurry. The common name for a confederate of the auctioneer at a mock auction is a “Peter Funk,” that of the fictitious person to whom the goods are knocked down.
Who Was Who?
Peter
No relation to the following. He introduced the art of chocolate making into Switzerland, and the art of eating it into America. Ambition: More children and people with sweet teeth.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
PETER
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Peter is ranked #3859 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Peter surname appeared 9,191 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Peter.
71.2% or 6,551 total occurrences were White.
12% or 1,105 total occurrences were Asian.
8% or 736 total occurrences were Black.
3.7% or 340 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
2.9% or 268 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2% or 191 total occurrences were of two or more races.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Peter' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #807
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Peter' in Written Corpus Frequency: #916
Anagrams for Peter »
petre
erept
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Peter in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Peter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Peter in a Sentence
I think the character will remain around, but, at one point, Peter Parker will return.
Peter Not everyone is meant to make a difference. But for me, the choice to lead an ordinary life is no longer an option.
What is bothersome to me about this is less about this worthless botanical but more about the sidelining of scientists and the elevation of these sketchy characters who have access to the President and can tell the President that' something's magic -- Peter Hotez should approve it.' It's incredibly disturbing to me.
‘I saw Anne Frank and Peter van Pels in Westerbork. They were always together. (…) In Westerbork Anne was lovely, so radiant that her beauty flowed over into Peter. (…) Perhaps it’s not the right expression to say that her eyes were radiant. But they had a glow, if you know what I mean. And her movements, her looks, had such a lilt to them that I often asked myself: Can she possibly be happy? She was happy in Westerbork, though that seems almost incredible.’
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- بيترArabic
- PetrCzech
- peterDanish
- PeterGerman
- ΠέτροςGreek
- PeterEsperanto
- peterSpanish
- از پا افتادنPersian
- pippeli, kikkeliFinnish
- PeterFrench
- peterIrish
- पीटरHindi
- PéterHungarian
- ՓետերArmenian
- peterIndonesian
- PeterItalian
- peterHebrew
- ピーターJapanese
- ಪೀಟರ್Kannada
- 베드로Korean
- PetrusLatin
- peterDutch
- peterNorwegian
- PiotrPolish
- pênisPortuguese
- PetruRomanian
- ПитерRussian
- peterSwedish
- பீட்டர்Tamil
- จางไปThai
- PeterTurkish
- ПітерUkrainian
- پیٹرUrdu
- peterVietnamese
- peterYiddish
- 彼得Chinese
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