Given name
Pär
“as solid and strong as a rock”
In Swedish use, Pär is a variant of Peter. One Greek interpretation is “as solid and strong as a rock.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Swedish use, Pär is a variant of Peter. One Greek interpretation is “as solid and strong as a rock.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Swedish use, Pär is a variant of Peter. Peter has been associated with Greek, Aramaic, and Scottish Gaelic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Pär’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Pär has a diminutive in Pelle. In Swedish usage, Pär has a related form in Peter. In Swedish usage, Pär has a related form in Per.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Pär
- Pär LagerkvistSwedish writer (1891–1974)
- Pär HanssonSwedish association football playerborn 1986
- Pär ZetterbergSwedish association footballerborn 1970
- Ola RapaceSwedish actorborn 1971
- Pär LindholmSwedish ice hockey playerborn 1991
- Pär ArvidssonSwedish swimmerborn 1960
- Pär StenbäckFinnish politicianborn 1941
- Pär SundströmSwedish bassistborn 1981
- Pär MårtsSwedish former ice hockey player and coachborn 1953
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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