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Peter
Apostle of Jesus
Saint Peter (born Shimon bar Yonah; c. 1 BC – AD 64/68), also known as Peter the Apostle and Simon Peter, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and one
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Former Chief Executive Officer of the Scottish National Party
Peter Tierney Murrell (born 8 December 1964) is a Scottish former political worker and convicted criminal who served as Chief Executive of the Scottish
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Topics referred to by the same term
Peter Peter may refer to: Peter Peter (Canadian musician) (born 1984), Canadian singer-songwriter Peter Peter (Danish musician) (born 1960), former member
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Australian child sex offender (born 1963)
Peter Gerard Scully (born 13 January 1963) is an Australian convicted child sex offender and murderer who is imprisoned for life in the Philippines after
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British television presenter (born 1938)
Peter John Snow CBE (born 20 April 1938) is a British[citation needed] radio and television presenter and historian. Between 1969 and 2005, he was an
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Canadian actor (born 1966)
Peter Outerbridge (born June 30, 1966) is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Ari Tasarov in the CW action series Nikita, Dr. David Sandström
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Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Peter Pan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Peter Pan commonly refers to: Peter Pan (character), a fictional boy who refuses to grow up, created
Peter_Pan
British actor (born 1972)
Peter Szymon Serafinowicz (/ˌsɛrəˈfɪnoʊwɪtʃ/ SERR-ə-FIN-oh-witch; Polish: [sɛrafʲiˈnɔvʲit͡ʂ]; born 10 July 1972) is an English actor, comedian and writer
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Swedish actor (born 1953)
Rolf Peter Ingvar Stormare (Swedish: [ˈpěːtɛr ˈstɔ̂rːmarɛ] ; né Storm, 27 August 1953) is a Swedish and American actor. He rose to prominence in Sweden
Peter_Stormare
American actor (born 1971)
John Peter Sarsgaard (/ˈsɑːrzɡɑːrd/; born March 7, 1971) is an American actor. He studied at the Actors Studio, before rising to prominence playing atypical
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New Zealand filmmaker (born 1961)
Sir Peter Robert Jackson (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand filmmaker, entrepreneur and visual effects pioneer. He is best known as the director
Peter_Jackson
American musician (born 1944)
Peter Paul Cetera Jr. (/səˈtɛrə/ sə-TERR-ə; born September 13, 1944) is an American retired musician best known for being a frontman, vocalist, and bassist
Peter_Cetera
English footballer (born 1981)
Peter James Crouch (born 30 January 1981) is an English television personality and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was capped
Peter_Crouch
Danish footballer (born 1963)
Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (born 18 November 1963) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. During eight seasons at English
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Management concept by Laurence J. Peter
The Peter principle is a concept in management developed by Laurence J. Peter which observes that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to "a level of respective
Peter_principle
American actor (1927–2011)
Peter Michael Falk (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) was an American actor. He is best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo on the NBC/ABC series
Peter_Falk
Hungarian and American actor (1904–1964)
Peter Lorre (German: [ˈpeːtɐ ˈlɔʁə]; born László Löwenstein, Hungarian: [ˈlaːsloː ˈløːvɛ(n)ʃtɒjn]; June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964) was a Hungarian and
Peter_Lorre
American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
Peter Andreas Thiel (/tiːl/ ; born 11 October 1967) is a German-American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and conservative political activist. A co-founder
Peter_Thiel
Roman Catholic basilica and landmark in Vatican City
The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican (Italian: Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano), or simply St. Peter's Basilica (Latin: Basilica Sancti
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Scottish actor and director (born 1958)
Peter Dougan Capaldi (/kəˈpældi/; born 14 April 1958) is a Scottish actor, director, singer and guitarist. He portrayed the twelfth incarnation of the
Peter_Capaldi
English musician (born 1950)
Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and human rights activist. He is known primarily for both his solo
Peter_Gabriel
English and Irish actor (1932–2013)
Peter James O'Toole (/oʊˈtuːl/; 2 August 1932 – 14 December 2013) was an English and Irish actor. Known for his work on stage and screen, he received
Peter_O'Toole
American singer and songwriter (1938–2025)
Peter Yarrow (May 31, 1938 – January 7, 2025) was an American singer and songwriter who found fame as a member of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and
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British bassist (born 1956)
Peter Hook (né Woodhead; born 13 February 1956) is an English musician. He is the former bassist and co-founder of the post-punk band Joy Division and
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British politician and diplomat (born 1953)
Peter Benjamin Mandelson, Baron Mandelson (born 21 October 1953), is a British former Labour Party politician, lobbyist and diplomat. He was the Member
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English footballer (born 1949)
Peter Leslie Shilton (born 18 September 1949) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Shilton's 31-year career included
Peter_Shilton
list of people named Peter. Peter Abeles (1924–1999), Australian businessman Peter Ackerman (1946–2022), American businessman Peter H. Ammon, American investor
List of people with given name Peter
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American actor (born 1969)
Peter Hayden Dinklage (/ˈdɪnklɪdʒ/; born June 11, 1969) is an American actor. Portraying Tyrion Lannister on the HBO television series Game of Thrones
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Prime Minister of Hungary since 2026
Péter Magyar (born 16 March 1981) is a Hungarian politician and lawyer who has been serving as prime minister of Hungary since May 2026. He has also been
Péter_Magyar
British and American producer and manager
Peter Safran (born 22 November 1965) is a British and American film producer, studio executive, and talent manager serving as the co-chairperson and co-CEO
Peter_Safran
American actor
Peter Porte (born March 31, 1984) is an American actor, known for his role as Ricky Williams on the soap opera The Young and the Restless, the films It's
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Zambia, British Lions & Scotland international rugby union player
Peter Kidner Stagg (born 22 November 1941) is a Scottish former international rugby union player and the son of James Stagg, the senior meteorologist
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English actor and comedian (1925–1980)
Peter Sellers (born Richard Henry Sellers; 8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was an English actor and comedian. He first came to prominence with his performances
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American actor and filmmaker (1940–2019)
Peter Henry Fonda (February 23, 1940 – August 16, 2019) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He was twice an Academy Award nominee
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American musician (1962–2010)
Peter Thomas Ratajczyk (January 4, 1962 – April 14, 2010), known professionally as Peter Steele, was an American musician who was the lead vocalist, bassist
Peter_Steele
American drummer and singer (born 1945)
George Peter John Criscuola (born December 20, 1945), better known by his stage name Peter Criss, is an American musician, best known as a co-founder
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English cricketer (born 1964)
Peter Mark Such (born 12 June 1964) is an English cricketer, cricket coach, and match referee. An off-spinner, Such was brought into the Test arena in
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British filmmaker (born 1965)
Peter Anthony Rodger (born 6 April 1965) is a British filmmaker, photographer, and commercial director. Rodger is known for his 2009 documentary film
Peter_Rodger
Australian filmmaker (born 1944)
Peter Lindsay Weir (/wɪər/ WEER; born 21 August 1944) is an Australian retired film director, screenwriter, and producer. He directed films crossing various
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American musician and actor (1942–2019)
Peter Halsten Thorkelson (February 13, 1942 – February 21, 2019), better known by his stage name Peter Tork, was an American musician and actor. He was
Peter_Tork
American writer and translator
Peter Christopher Sebastian Theroux (born 1956) is an American translator and writer. The younger brother of writers Alexander Theroux and Paul Theroux
Peter_Theroux
Canadian-American author (born 1973)
Peter Attia (born March 19, 1973) is a Canadian-American author and former researcher known for his work in longevity medicine. He is the author of Outlive:
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English singer-songwriter and actor (born 1947)
Peter Blair Denis Bernard Noone (born 5 November 1947) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and teen idol. He was the lead singer "Herman"
Peter_Noone
Australian journalist, reporter and TV presenter
Peter Stefanovic (born 19 November 1981) is an Australian journalist, reporter and television presenter. He is a co-host of First Edition on Sky News
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American ballet dancer
Peter Boal is artistic director of Pacific Northwest Ballet and director of its affiliated school in Seattle, Washington. He was born in Bedford, New
Peter_Boal
Masculine given name
Peter is a common masculine given name. It is derived directly from Greek Πέτρος, Petros (an invented, masculine form of Greek petra, the word for "rock"
Peter_(given_name)
American actor (1926–2010)
Peter Graves (born Peter Duesler Aurness; March 18, 1926 – March 14, 2010) was an American actor who portrayed Jim Phelps in the television series Mission:
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British-American actor (1944–2019)
Peter William Mayhew (19 May 1944 – 30 April 2019) was a British-American actor. He was best known for portraying Chewbacca in the Star Wars film series
Peter_Mayhew
British actor (1923–1984)
Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford (né Aylen; 7 September 1923 – 24 December 1984) was an English-American actor. He was a member of the "Rat Pack" and the brother-in-law
Peter_Lawford
English actor and stand-up comedian (born 1973)
Peter John Kay (born 2 July 1973) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and producer. Known for his observational humour and references to British culture
Peter_Kay
British actor and humanitarian (1921–2004)
Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (/ˈuːstɪnɒv/ OO-stin-ov; 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) was a British actor and humanitarian. An internationally known raconteur
Peter_Ustinov
American actor (1959–2025)
Peter Greene (né Green; May 10, 1959 – December 12, 2025) was an American actor. A character actor, he was generally known for portraying villains, corrupt
Peter_Greene
American actor and director (born 1941)
Peter Coyote (born Robert Peter Cohon; October 10, 1941) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, author, and narrator of films, theater, television
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British businessman (born 1977)
Peter Mark Andrew Phillips (born 15 November 1977) is a British businessman and member of the British royal family. He is the son of Anne, Princess Royal
Peter_Phillips
American actor (born 1955)
Peter Killian Gallagher (born August 19, 1955) is an American actor. Since 1980, he has played roles in numerous Hollywood films. He is best known for
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Canadian voice actor (born 1941)
Peter Claver Cullen (born July 28, 1941) is a Canadian voice actor. He voiced Optimus Prime in the original 1980s Transformers animated series, later
Peter_Cullen
English football commentator (born 1967)
Peter Donald Drury (born 23 September 1967) is a British sports commentator who currently works for Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and NBC Sports in
Peter_Drury
English actor (born 1951)
Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett (born 13 April 1951), known professionally as Peter Davison, is an English actor. He came to prominence for playing veterinary
Peter_Davison
American actor (1935–2006)
Peter Richard Boyle (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an American actor. He is known for his work as a character actor on film and television
Peter_Boyle
American actor and producer (born 1973)
Peter Facinelli (/fætʃəˈnɛli/ fa-chə-NELI; born November 26, 1973) is an American-Italian actor. He starred as Donovan "Van" Ray on the Fox series Fastlane
Peter_Facinelli
British singer, songwriter and television personality (born 1973)
Peter Andre (born Peter James Andrea; 27 February 1973) is a British singer, songwriter, and media personality. Born in England to Cypriot parents and
Peter_Andre
Emperor of Russia in 1762
Peter III Fyodorovich (Russian: Пётр III Фёдорович, romanized: Pyotr III Fyodorovich, born Charles Peter Ulrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp; 21 February
Peter_III_of_Russia
Topics referred to by the same term
Peter or Pete Williams may refer to: Peter Williams (musicologist) (1937–2016), English musicology professor and Bach scholar Peter Williams (educationalist)
Peter_Williams
American actor (born 1965)
Peter William Krause (/ˈkraʊzə/; born August 12, 1965) is an American actor, director, and producer. He has held leading roles across multiple acclaimed
Peter_Krause
English actor (born 1953)
Peter Macintosh Firth (born 27 October 1953) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Sir Harry Pearce in the BBC One programme Spooks (titled
Peter_Firth
Fictional character from the Family Guy franchise
Peter Löwenbräu Griffin Sr. (né Justin Peter Griffin) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American animated sitcom Family Guy. He is voiced
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Australian criminal
Peter Robert Gibb (30 June 1954 – 23 January 2011) was an Australian criminal, known for his escape from the Melbourne Remand Centre in 1993. Gibb had
Peter_Gibb
American mobster (1902–1993)
Peter DeFeo (March 4, 1902 – April 6, 1993), also known as "Philie Aquilino", was a New York mobster who became a caporegime with the Genovese crime family
Peter_DeFeo
English actor (1923–2016)
Peter Ewart Ohm (4 April 1923 – 6 December 2016), known professionally as Peter Vaughan, was an English actor known for many supporting roles in British
Peter_Vaughan
American actor (born 1965)
Peter Jacobson (born March 24, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Dr. Chris Taub on the Fox medical drama series House
Peter_Jacobson
American novelist and screenwriter
Peter Craig (born November 10, 1969) is an American novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for co-writing the screenplays to The Town (2010), The
Peter_Craig
American mobster (1939–2021)
Peter Arthur Gotti (October 15, 1939 – February 25, 2021) was an American mobster who served as boss of the Gambino crime family of New York following
Peter_Gotti
English serial killer (1946–2020)
Peter William Sutcliffe (2 June 1946 – 13 November 2020), also known as Peter Coonan, was an English serial killer who was convicted of murdering thirteen
Peter_Sutcliffe
Topics referred to by the same term
Peter or Pete Allen may refer to: Peter Allen (musician) (1944–1992), Australian songwriter and singer Peter Allen (composer) (born 1952), Canadian composer
Peter_Allen
Topics referred to by the same term
Peter Fox may refer to: Peter Fox (actor), American actor Peter Fox (artist) (born 1962), American painter Peter Fox (musician) (born 1971), German musician
Peter_Fox
American news anchor (1938–2005)
Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings CM (July 29, 1938 – August 7, 2005) was a Canadian and American television journalist. He was best known for serving
Peter_Jennings
English guitarist, singer, manager and record producer (b. 1944)
Peter Asher CBE (born 22 June 1944) is an English guitarist, singer, manager and record producer. He came to prominence in the 1960s as a member of the
Peter_Asher
English journalist and author (born 1951)
Peter Jonathan Hitchens (born 28 October 1951) is an English author, broadcaster, journalist, and commentator. He writes for The Mail on Sunday and was
Peter_Hitchens
American actor (born 1947)
Peter Francis Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an American actor and television director. He has appeared in more than 70 films and television series, including
Peter_Weller
British playwright and screenwriter
Peter Julian Robin Morgan CBE (born 10 April 1963) is a British playwright and screenwriter. Known for his work for stage and screen, he often writes
Peter_Morgan
English actor (1921–2017)
Peter Sallis (1 February 1921 – 2 June 2017) was an English actor. He was the original voice of Wallace in the Academy Award-winning Wallace & Gromit
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British politician (born 1970)
Peter John Kyle (born 9 September 1970) is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Business and Trade and President of the Board
Peter_Kyle
Topics referred to by the same term
Peter Sullivan may refer to: Peter Sullivan (actor) (born 1963), British actor Peter Sullivan (designer) (1932–1996), British graphic designer, The Sunday
Peter_Sullivan
American actor/director/producer (born 1966)
Peter John DeLuise (born November 6, 1966) is an American and Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for his role as Officer
Peter_DeLuise
Fictional character
Peter Benton, M.D. is a fictional character from the NBC medical drama series ER, portrayed by actor Eriq La Salle, appearing as a primary character from
Peter_Benton
Married couple of British evolutionary biologists
Peter Raymond Grant FRS FRSC (born October 26, 1936) and Barbara Rosemary Grant FRS FRSC (born October 8, 1936) are a British married couple who are evolutionary
Peter_and_Rosemary_Grant
Memorial site in Vatican City
Saint Peter's tomb is a site under St. Peter's Basilica that includes several graves and a structure said by Vatican authorities to have been built to
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US-Australian newspaper columnist (1947–2011)
Vincent Peter Ruehl (29 March 1947 – 11 April 2011) was an American-born Australian newspaper columnist, best known for the humorous column he wrote thrice
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Danish explorer and anthropologist (1886–1957)
Lorenz Peter Elfred Freuchen (20 February 1886 – 2 September 1957) was a Danish explorer, author, journalist and anthropologist. He is notable for his
Peter_Freuchen
American actor
Peter Lawrence Strauss is an American television and film actor, known for his roles in several television miniseries in the 1970s and 1980s. He is an
Peter_Strauss
American journalist (born 1987)
Peter James Doocy (born July 21, 1987) is an American senior White House correspondent and co-anchor of The Sunday Briefing for Fox News. Doocy is the
Peter_Doocy
Canadian-Finnish fashion executive and convicted sex offender
Peter J. Nygård (born Pekka Juhani Nygård; born 24 July 1941) is a Finnish-Canadian businessman, former fashion executive, and convicted sex offender
Peter_Nygård
English playwright and screenwriter
Peter Flannery (born 12 October 1951) is an English playwright and screenwriter. He was born in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear and educated at the University of
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Danish entrepreneur and murderer
Peter Langkjær Madsen (Danish: [ˈpʰe̝ˀtɐ ˈlɑŋˌkʰeˀɐ̯ ˈmæsn̩]; born 12 January 1971) is a Danish convicted murderer and former entrepreneur. In April 2018
Peter_Madsen
Canadian convicted murderer (born 1933)
Peter Demeter (/ˈdɛmətər/; born 19 April 1933) is a Hungarian-born Canadian former real estate developer convicted in 1974 of arranging the murder of
Peter_Demeter
American actor (born 1968)
Peter Francis Dante (born December 16, 1968) is an American character actor, comedian and singer. He appeared in sixteen films from Happy Madison Productions
Peter_Dante
American guitarist and songwriter (born 1956)
Peter Lawrence Buck (born December 6, 1956) is an American musician and songwriter. He was a co-founder and the lead guitarist of the alternative rock
Peter_Buck
Jamaican reggae musician (1944–1987)
Peter Tosh OM GCOT (born Winston Hubert McIntosh; 19 October 1944 – 11 September 1987) was a Jamaican musician and reggae singer. Along with Bob Marley
Peter_Tosh
German bishop and theologian
Peter Binsfeld (alternate spelling Peter of Binsfeld, lat. Petrus Binsfeldius; born c. 1540 – died 1598 or 1603) was a German auxiliary bishop and theologian
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PETER
PETER
Surname or Lastname
English (Cheshire)
English (Cheshire) : habitational name from any of various minor places named with Old English ēcels ‘additional part of an estate’, from ēcan ‘to increase’. Compare Etchells.The earliest record of this surname is in Church Minshull, Cheshire, England, in 1566, when John, son of Thomas Eachus, was baptized. Peter Eachus married Margaret Pownall in Church Minshull on 21 April 1594.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and German
English, Scottish, and German : patronymic from Peter.Americanized form of similar surnames of non-English origin (such as Petersen, or Swedish Pettersson).In VT, there are Petersons who were originally called by the French name Beausoleil; in some documentation this was translated fairly literally as Prettysun, which was then assimilated to Peterson.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : generally said to be from Anglo-Norman French fi(t)z ‘son’, used originally to distinguish a son from a father bearing the same personal name.It could also be a habitational name from a place in Shropshire called Fitz, recorded in 1194 as Fittesho, from an Old English personal name, Fitt, + hÅh ‘hill spur’.In one family at least, it is an altered form of English Fitch.German : unexplained. Possibly from a vernacular pet form of the personal name Vincent.Johann Peter Fitz, an immigrant from Germany, arrived in Philadelphia in 1750. Bearers of the name from Britain were already established in North America before that date.
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English
A rock. Form of Peter.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Dutch, and North German
English, Scottish, Dutch, and North German : patronymic from the personal name Peter.Irish : Anglicized form (translation) of Gaelic Mac Pheadair ‘son of Peter’.Americanized form of cognate surnames in other languages, for example Dutch and North German Pieters.
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North German
North German : occupational name for a peddler (see Haack 1).North German : topographic name for someone who lived by a hedge (see Heck 2).North German : perhaps also a topographic name from hach, hack ‘dirty, boggy water’.Frisian, Dutch, and North German : from a Frisian personal name, Hake.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name from Yiddish hak ‘axe’.English : variant of Hake 1.George Hack (c. 1623–c. 1665) was born in Cologne, Germany, of a Schleswig-Holstein family, and emigrated to New Amsterdam where he practiced medicine and entered the VA tobacco trade. Colony records show that he and his wife, Anna, were formally made naturalized citizens of VA in 1658. He had two daughters, neither of whom married, and two sons: George Nicholas Hack, the founder of the Norfolk branch of the family; and Peter, for many years a member of the VA House of Burgesses, the founder of the Maryland branch. Hack’s descendants eventually changed the spelling of the name to Heck.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : nickname from Middle English, Old French jay(e), gai ‘jay’ (the bird), probably referring to an idle chatterer or a showy person, although the jay was also noted for its thieving habits.The name is associated with a Huguenot family from La Rochelle, France, who settled in New Amsterdam. Peter Jay was the scion of the NY Jays; his son John (1745–1829) was a U.S. diplomat and first chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Boy/Male
Irish
Irish form of Peter and thus comes ultimately from Greek petrosâ€â€the rock,â€â€ it is still in common use in Ireland today.
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American, Australian, British, English
Rock; Form of Peter
Male
English
Pet form of English Peter, PETERKIN means "rock, stone."
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English
English : from a pet form of Peter.
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Tamil
Biggest in universe, The Sun or the king, Resplendent, Splendor (Celebrity Names: Celina Jaitly and Peter Haag)
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place named with Old English flēot ‘stream’, ‘estuary’ + wudu ‘wood’. The place of this name in Lancashire got its name in the 19th century from its founder, Sir Peter Hesketh Fleetwood, and is not the source of the surname.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant of Mayhew.Variant of French Mailhot.A William Mayo born in Wiltshire, England, c. 1684 was a surveyor who settled in VA about 1623 and helped survey the VA-NC boundary and found Richmond and Petersburg, VA. [newpara]The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, was founded by William Worrall Mayo (1819–1911), who immigrated to the U.S. from England, in 1845, and his sons, all gifted and innovative physicians and surgeons.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, German, Dutch, etc.
English, Scottish, German, Dutch, etc. : from the personal name Peter (Greek Petros, from petra ‘rock’, ‘stone’). The name was popular throughout Christian Europe in the Middle Ages, having been bestowed by Christ as a byname on the apostle Simon bar Jonah, the brother of Andrew. The name was chosen by Christ for its symbolic significance (John 1:42, Matt. 16:18); St. Peter is regarded as the founding head of the Christian Church in view of Christ’s saying, ‘Thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church’. In Christian Germany in the early Middle Ages this was the most frequent personal name of non-Germanic origin until the 14th century. This surname has also absorbed many cognates in other languages, for example Czech Petr, Hungarian Péter. It has also been adopted as a surname by Ashkenazic Jews.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of the places so called. In over thirty instances from many different areas, the name is from Old English midel ‘middle’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. However, Middleton on the Hill near Leominster in Herefordshire appears in Domesday Book as Miceltune, the first element clearly being Old English micel ‘large’, ‘great’. Middleton Baggot and Middleton Priors in Shropshire have early spellings that suggest gem̄ðhyll (from gem̄ð ‘confluence’ + hyll ‘hill’) + tūn as the origin.A Scottish family of this name derives it from lands at Middleto(u)n near Kincardine. The Scottish physician Peter Middleton practiced in New York City after 1752 and was one of the founders of the medical school at King's College (now Columbia University) in 1767. One of the earliest of the Charleston, SC, Middleton family of prominent legislators was Arthur Middleton, born in Charleston in 1681.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Gunby in East Yorkshire, which is named from the Old Norse female personal name Gunnhildr + Old Norse býr ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’, or from Gunby St. Nicholas or Gunby St. Peter in Lincolnshire, named from the Old Norse male personal name Gunni + býr ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Peterborough)
English (Peterborough) : habitational name from Sandal Magna in West Yorkshire, or Kirk Sandall and Long Sandall in South Yorkshire, named with Old English sand ‘sand’ + halh ‘nook’ (often referring to land in a riverbend or a hollow).English (Peterborough) : from an otherwise unattested Old Norse personal name, Sandúlfr, composed of the elements sandr ‘sand’ + úlfr ‘wolf’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name probably from Langsford in Petertavy, Devon, so named from Old English landscearu ‘boundary’ + ford ‘ford’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Fulcher.German : nickname from Middle High German, Middle Low German volger ‘companion’, ‘supporter’.John Folger came from Norwich, England, to Dedham, MA, in 1635. By 1652 he was on Martha’s Vineyard. His son Peter had ten children.
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Boy/Male
Italian Latin Spanish
Loved God.
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Love with God
Male
French
French form of Roman Latin Severinus, SÉVERIN means "stern."
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Tamil
Madhuchanda | மதà¯à®šà®‚தா
Metrical composition
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Australian, Celtic, French, German, Irish, Latin, Shakespearean
Spear-bearer
Male
Norse
Old Norse name ÃRI means "eagle."
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Hindu, Indian, Malayalam
Cloud
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Indian
Profiting, Gainful
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Indian, Telugu
Blossoming Flower
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Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Telugu
Auspicious Face
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p. pr. & vb. n.
of Peter
n.
See Saint Peter's-wort, under Saint.
n.
A fisherman; -- so called after the apostle Peter.
n.
See Petrel.
n.
A leaden seal for a document; esp. the round leaden seal attached to the papal bulls, which has on one side a representation of St. Peter and St. Paul, and on the other the name of the pope who uses it.
n.
See Pederero.
n.
One who read lectures, or commented, on the Sentences of Peter Lombard, Bishop of Paris (1159-1160), a school divine.
n.
A kind of wash bottle with two or three necks; -- so called after the inventor, Peter Woulfe, an English chemist.
n.
A common baptismal name for a man. The name of one of the apostles,
n.
A structure in form of a canopy, sometimes supported by columns, and sometimes suspended from the roof or projecting from the wall; generally placed over an altar; as, the baldachin in St. Peter's.
imp. & p. p.
of Peter
n.
A magnificent assemblage of buildings at Rome, near the church of St. Peter, including the pope's palace, a museum, a library, a famous chapel, etc.
pl.
of Peterman
n.
A large cup or deep saucer, containing fatty matter in which a wick is placed, -- used for public illuminations, as at St. Peter's, in Rome. Called also padelle.
n.
A rough, knotted woolen cloth, used chiefly for men's overcoats; also, a coat of that material.
n. pl.
Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received, but which are now considered canonical. These are the Epistle to the Hebrews, the Epistles of James and Jude, the second Epistle of Peter, the second and third Epistles of John, and the Revelation. The undisputed books are called the Homologoumena.
v. i.
To become exhausted; to run out; to fail; -- used generally with out; as, that mine has petered out.
n.
A member of a Russian aristocratic order abolished by Peter the Great. Also, one of a privileged class in Roumania.