Pekka: meaning “as solid and strong as a rock”, origin & popularity

Meaning & origin

What it means

In Finnish use, Pekka is a vernacular form of Peter. One Greek interpretation is “as solid and strong as a rock.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

In Finnish use, Pekka is a vernacular form of Peter. Peter has been associated with Greek, Aramaic, and Scottish Gaelic naming traditions.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

In Finnish use, Pekka is used as a form of Peter.

Pekka’s family of names

In Finnish usage, Pekka as a surname has a diminutive in Pekuri. In Finnish usage, Pekka shares a linguistic root with the Swedish form Peter. In Finnish usage, Pekka has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Piotr.

Walk Pekka’s family in the name graph

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Pekka has relatives in 6 languages.

7 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

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.

Πέκκαin another script · Greek

Across languages 3

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

People named Pekka

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