The first name Peter

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About the first name Peter

Meaning

The name Peter is the English form of Pierre and means “stone, rock”.

Historical origin

The name Peter comes from Greek Petros through Latin Petrus and English.

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The presence of Peter in Quebec archives recalls the importance of Anglophone communities and interaction between naming traditions.

Pronunciation:peterpiɾɚ

Frequency of the first name Peter by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Peter by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name PeterLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Peter in baptisms by year.2001501005001755180218491896194319901755–1759 2 baptisms1775–1779 2 baptisms1780–1784 6 baptisms1790–1794 4 baptisms1795–1799 6 baptisms1800–1804 2 baptisms1810–1814 2 baptisms1820–1824 4 baptisms1825–1829 16 baptisms1830–1834 38 baptisms1835–1839 24 baptisms1840–1844 64 baptisms1845–1849 76 baptisms1850–1854 108 baptisms1855–1859 80 baptisms1860–1864 126 baptisms1865–1869 96 baptisms1870–1874 46 baptisms1875–1879 42 baptisms1880–1884 30 baptisms1885–1889 12 baptisms1890–1894 14 baptisms1895–1899 8 baptisms1900–1904 6 baptisms1905–1909 4 baptisms1910–1914 4 baptisms1915–1919 12 baptisms1920–1924 12 baptisms1925–1929 14 baptisms1930–1934 10 baptisms1935–1939 4 baptisms1940–1944 8 baptisms1945–1949 4 baptisms1950–1954 8 baptisms1955–1959 10 baptisms1960–1964 12 baptisms1965–1969 4 baptisms1970–1974 2 baptisms1975–1979 2 baptisms1980–1984 4 baptisms1990–1994 4 baptisms

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