Given name · also Old Norse
Pætur
“stone, rock”
Pætur is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Faroese.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Pætur comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Faroese usage, Pætur developed from Petrus. In Faroese usage, Pætur developed from Πέτρος.
Pætur’s family of names
In Faroese usage, Pætur developed from the Latin form Petrus. In Faroese usage, Pætur has a conventional equivalent in the English form Peter. In Faroese usage, Pætur has a related form in Per.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Pætur has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Pætur comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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