Given name · also Irish

Peddyr

“stone, rock”

Peddyr is a masculine given name from Old Irish, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Manx.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Peddyr goes back to a word meaning “stone, rock.”

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Where it comes from

Peddyr comes from Old Irish, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Manx usage, Peddyr developed from Petrus. In Manx usage, Peddyr developed from Πέτρος.

Peddyr’s family of names

In Manx usage, Peddyr developed from the Latin form Petrus. In Manx usage, Peddyr has a conventional equivalent in the English form Peter. In Manx usage, Peddyr has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Pietro.

Walk Peddyr’s family in the name graph

PeddyrPeterPietroPetrus彼得Πέτρος

The ring: across languages.

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Around the world

Peddyr has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.

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Ancient Greekwhere Peddyr comes from · 1 name

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Across languages 5

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Ancient Greek

Pedru

“stone, rock”

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek

Petru

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Ancient Greek

Péricles

“far-famed”

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Ancient Greek

Peleus

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Ancient Greek

Pēteris

Pēteris is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latvian.

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>99% boys

Ancient Greek

Petreius

Petreius is a surname from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.

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Ancient Greek

Petković

Petković is a surname from Ancient Greek. It is used in Serbo-Croatian.

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Sibling ideas

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