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
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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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
Peter said to me, 'You need to read this, my gut feeling is that she's telling the truth,'.
Peter Anthony Gallo, an international lawyer and former investigator for the UNs own watchdog, the OIOS, told Fox News that Peter Anthony Gallo was not surprised by the allegations. [ They ] do not surprise me in the slightest ; there is nothing unusual in them and they could just as easily have come from any one of a number of Organizations in the UN system because they reflect the management culture of disregard for the staff, disregard for the rules and a general air of entitlement and impunity, he said. Gallo who himself was a whistleblower at the U.N. and now director of, Hear their Cries, a group that reports on sexual abuse and exploitation around the world and at the UN. The problem is that U.N. agencies control their own investigative functions and deal with disciplinary matters internally. The result is that instead of being a means of addressing misconduct and wrongdoing, the internal justice system is more of a tool for intimidating any staff members who dare to report misconduct by senior staff, such as by Krahenbuhl and his cronies. Following reports that both Switzerland and the Netherlands suspended their funding to UNRWA, Israels United Nations Ambassador Danny Danon called upon all of the international to suspend funding. The report reveals alarming, but not surprising, findings. In addition to propagating false information about its refugee population, UNRWA has in recent years worked to redirect world funds to continue this corruption industry that has served its leadership. The international community, which generously finances UNRWA, must immediately suspend the budgets assigned to the agency. Ambassador Danon said. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The aid money should be gradually transferred to the UNHCR( UN High Commissioner for Refugees), instead of helping the UNRWA leadership continue engaging in a series of ethical offenses.
We are not feeding Peter by starving Paul here.
President Trump will have the backs of all Americans who may be targeted by Chinese actions, i can assure Peter Navarro that we are not unprepared.
I like him. He's very sad about his hand. There is a crocodile chasing him and he is lonely, I think, he wants vengeance and he also wants a mother. He is very upset Peter Pan has found a mother and he wants to take her away and be his mother. So, he's a little sad.
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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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