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Peter is a common name. As a given name , it is generally derived from Peter the Apostle , born Simon, whom Jesus renamed "Peter" after he declared that Jesus indeed was the Messiah . The name "Peter" roughly means " rock " in Greek .
Peter is a common masculine given name.It is derived directly from Greek Πέτρος, Petros (an invented, masculine form of Greek petra, the word for "rock" or "stone"), which itself was a translation of Aramaic Kefa ("stone, rock"), the new name Jesus gave to apostle Simon bar Jonah. [1]
Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, a Japanese dancer and actor; Peter, a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip; Peter, a 1934 film directed by Henry Koster; Peter, a Marathi language film "Peter" (Fringe episode), an episode of the television series Fringe; Peter, a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith
It is a diminutive form of the given name Peter. It is the given name of: People ... multiple people; Pete Townshend (born 1945), English guitarist, singer, ...
Pages in category "Lists of people by given name" The following 65 pages are in this category, out of 65 total. ... Paul (given name) List of people named Peter; Pina ...
Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (/ ˈ t aʊ n z ən d /; born 19 May 1945) is an English musician. He is the co-founder, guitarist, second lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the Who , one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s.
John Peter (disambiguation), several people Jomo Kenyatta (around 1894–1978), Kenyan leader, who briefly assumed the name John Peter when he converted to Christianity in 1914 Philipp Peter (born 1969), Austrian racing car driver
There are a number of places named after famous people. ... Peetri – Peter Peter, an 18th-century local farmer; Pildiküla – Feliks Pilt (1906–1979), ...