Given name · Macedonian · Serbo-Croatian
Петар
“as solid and strong as a rock”
Петар (Petar) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Macedonian and Serbo-Croatian.
Macedonian and Serbo-CroatianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Peter.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Петар is Petar written in Cyrillic. Petar is a variant of Peter. One Greek interpretation is “as solid and strong as a rock.”
Explained through its name family
Петар’s family of names
In Macedonian usage, Петар has a diminutive in Петарче. In Macedonian usage, Петар has a conventional equivalent in the English form Peter. In Serbian usage, Петар has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Piotr.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Петар has relatives in 10 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Петар comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- PeterEnglish, German
- PietroItalian
- PieterDutch
- PiotrPolish
- PetrCzech
- Петроdoublet
- 彼得Chinese
- Петърequivalent
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People named Петар
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