Meaning & History
Pétur is the Icelandic form of Peter, ultimately derived from Greek Πέτρος (Petros) meaning "stone". The name was a direct translation of the Aramaic name Cephas, given to the apostle Simon by Jesus in the New Testament (Matthew 16:18 and John 1:42).
In Iceland, the name Pétur has been in use since the Christianization of the country and remains common. Notable bearers include Pétur Blöndal (1944–2015), an Icelandic politician; Pétur Marteinsson (born 1973), a retired footballer; and Pétur Guðmundsson (born 1962), an Olympic shot putter. The Faroese variant Petur is also used, as seen with Petur Alberg (1885–1940), a violinist and songwriter.
- Meaning: "stone"
- Origin: Greek via Icelandic form of Peter
- Type: First name
- Usage: Icelandic
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(Albanian)
Pjetër (Coptic)
Botros, Boutros, Butrus (Armenian)
Bedros (Greek)
Petros (Basque)
Peru (Finnish)
Petri (Basque)
Peio (Polish)
Piotr (Swedish)
Peter (Dutch)
Petrus (Swedish)
Per (Breton)
Perig (French)
Pierrick (Serbian)
Petar (Bulgarian)
Pencho, Penko (Serbian)
Petko (Catalan)
Pere (Romanian)
Petru (Serbian)
Pejo, Perica, Pero (Czech)
Petr, Péťa, Peťa, Petřík (Swedish)
Peder (Norwegian)
Peer (Dutch)
Pieter (Italian)
Pier (Dutch)
Piet (English)
Peers, Pete (Medieval French)
Piers (Ukrainian)
Petro (Estonian)
Peeter (Faroese)
Petur (Finnish)
Petteri, Pietari, Peetu, Pekka (Swedish)
Pierre (French)
Pierrot (Limburgish)
Pitter (Romanian)
Petre (Hausa)
Bitrus (Hawaiian)
Pika 1 (Hungarian)
Péter, Peti (Scottish Gaelic)
Peadar (Irish)
Piaras (Italian)
Pietro, Pierino, Piero (Latvian)
Pēteris, Pjotrs (Limburgish)
Pit (Literature)
Petruchio (Lithuanian)
Petras (Macedonian)
Pece (Maori)
Petera (Medieval Italian)
Petruccio (Norman)
Pièrre (Swedish)
Petter (Occitan)
Pèire (Polish)
Piotrek (Spanish)
Pedro (Portuguese)
Pedrinho (Romanian)
Petrică, Petruț (Russian)
Pyotr, Petia, Petya (Sardinian)
Pedru (Swedish)
Pär, Pehr, Pelle (Welsh)
Pedr
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Sources: Wikipedia — Pétur