Given name · Bulgarian
Петър
“rock, stone”
Петър (Pétăr) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Bulgarian.
BulgarianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Pet″r.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Петър goes back to Ancient Greek Πέτρος, meaning “rock, stone.”
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How it developed
From Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος.
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Петър’s family of names
In Bulgarian usage, Петър has a diminutive in Пе́търчо. In Bulgarian usage, Петър has a conventional equivalent in the German form Peter. In Bulgarian usage, Петър has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Piotr.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Петър has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
12 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 16
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Петър
- Petar Mladenovformer General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1936–2000)
- Petar ZhekovBulgarian footballer (1944–2023)
- Petar DachevBulgarian long jumperborn 1979
- Petar ValchanovBulgarian film directorborn 1982
- Petar DertlievBulgarian politician (1916–2000)
- Petar KurumbashevBulgarian politicianborn 1968
Characters named Петър: Petyr Baelish (A Song of Ice and Fire).
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