Petrus

Latin form of PETER used in Dutch and German.

PETER   male   English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Slovene, Slovak, Biblical
Derived from the Greek Πετρος (Petros) meaning "stone". This is a translation used in most versions of the New Testament of the name Cephas, meaning "stone" in Aramaic, which was given to the apostle Simon by Jesus (compare Matthew 16:18 and John 1:42). Simon Peter was the most prominent of the apostles during Jesus' ministry and is often considered the first pope.

Due to the renown of the apostle, this name became common throughout the Christian world (in various spellings). In England the Normans introduced it in the Old French form Piers, which was gradually replaced by the spelling Peter starting in the 15th century.

Besides the apostle, other saints by this name include the 11th-century reformer Saint Peter Damian and the 13th-century preacher Saint Peter Martyr. It was also borne by rulers of Aragon, Portugal, and Russia, including the Russian tsar Peter the Great (1672-1725), who defeated Sweden in the Great Northern War. Famous fictional bearers include Peter Rabbit from Beatrix Potter's children's books, and Peter Pan, the boy who refused to grow up in J. M. Barrie's 1904 play.
EQUIVALENTS
ARABIC: Botros, Boutros, Butrus
ARMENIAN: Bedros, Petros
BASQUE: Peru, Petri
BIBLICAL GREEK: Petros
BIBLICAL LATIN: Petrus
BIBLICAL: Peter
BRETON: Per
BULGARIAN: Petar
CATALAN: Pere
COPTIC: Botros, Boutros, Butrus
CORSICAN: Petru
CROATIAN: Petar
CZECH: Petr
DANISH: Peder, Peter
DUTCH: Peter, Petrus, Pier, Pieter
ENGLISH (BRITISH): Piers
ENGLISH: Peers, Peter
ESPERANTO: Petro
ESTONIAN: Peeter
FAROESE: Petur
FINNISH: Petri, Petteri, Pietari
FRENCH: Pierre
FRISIAN: Pitter
GEORGIAN: Petre
GERMAN: Peter, Petrus
GREEK: Petros
HAWAIIAN: Pika
HUNGARIAN: Péter
ICELANDIC: Pétur
IRISH: Peadar, Piaras
ITALIAN: Pier, Piero, Pietro
LIMBURGISH: Pitter
LITHUANIAN: Petras
MACEDONIAN: Petar, Petre
MAORI: Petera
MEDIEVAL FRENCH: Piers
NORWEGIAN: Peder, Peter, Petter
OCCITAN: Pèire
OLD CHURCH SLAVIC: Petru
POLISH: Piotr
PORTUGUESE: Pedro
ROMANIAN: Petre, Petru
RUSSIAN: Pyotr
SCOTTISH: Peadar
SERBIAN: Petar
SLOVAK: Peter
SLOVENE: Peter
SPANISH: Pedro
SWEDISH: Peder, Peter, Petter, Pierre
UKRAINIAN: Petro
WELSH: Pedr
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
BASQUE: Peio
BRETON: Perig, Pierrick
BULGARIAN: Penko
CROATIAN: Pejo, Perica, Pero
DANISH: Peer, Per
DUTCH: Piet
ENGLISH: Pete
FINNISH: Pekka
FRENCH: Pierrick
HUNGARIAN: Peti
ITALIAN: Pierino
LIMBURGISH: Pit
MACEDONIAN: Pece
MEDIEVAL ITALIAN: Petruccio
NORWEGIAN: Peer, Per
PORTUGUESE: Pedrinho
ROMANIAN: Petrica
RUSSIAN: Petia, Petya
SERBIAN: Pejo, Perica, Pero
SWEDISH: Peer, Pehr, Pelle, Per
FEMININE FORMS
BULGARIAN: Penka, Petia, Petya
CROATIAN: Petra
CZECH: Petra
DUTCH: Petra
ENGLISH (AUSTRALIAN): Peta
ENGLISH: Petra, Petrina
FINNISH: Petra
FRENCH: Perrine, Pierrette
GERMAN: Petra
HUNGARIAN: Petra
ITALIAN: Piera, Pierina, Pietra, Pietrina
SLOVAK: Petra
SLOVENE: Petra
SWEDISH: Petra
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Pearce, Pierce