The first name Peter is of English, Biblical, Greek, Shakespearean origin. It is often a boy name. It has the following meaning(s):
English: A Rock, Stone; from the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Petrus and the Greek Petros, Names Derived from Petra (A Rock) and Petros (A Stone)
Biblical: A Rock or Stone
Greek: Stone; Rock
Shakespearean: 'King Henry Iv, Part ' Peter Bullcalf, a Country Soldier. 'Henry Vi, Part ' Thomas Horner's Man. 'King John' Peter of Pomfret, a Prophet. 'Measure for Measure' a Friar. 'The Tragedy of Romeo and Julie
Greek: Firm, Unaffected, Rock, Stone (Peadar, Peder, Pedro, Perren, Pete, Pierce, Piers, Pierre, Pieter, Petro, Petr, Petros)
English: A Rock. Peter the Biblical Fisherman and Apostle Had Impulsive Nature and Rocklike Faith. in Catholic Tradition He is the First Pope
Barrie(Irish) A Form of Barry, from the Irish Word for Spear. This Name is Given More Commonly to Men, But Also Used As a Feminine Name. Also Fair-haired. Famous Bearer: Sir J. M. Barrie Created Peter Pan
Barrie(Irish) A Form of Barry, from the Irish Word for Spear. This Name is Given More Commonly to Men, But Also Used As a Feminine Name. Also Fair-haired. Famous Bearer: Sir J. M. Barrie Created Peter Pan
Beatrix(Latin) Bringer of Joy, Brings Joy. Famous Bearers: Beatrix Was Mentioned in the Domesday Book of Twentieth Century Children's Writer and Illustrator Beatrix Potter Created Peter Rabbit
Cornelius(Latin) From a Roman Clan Name Which is Derived from the Latin 'Cornu' Meaning Horn. Famous Bearers - a Devout Centurion Converted to Christianity by St Peter, a 3rd-century Pope, American Cornelius Vanderbil
Dorcas(Greek) Gazelle. Famous Bearer: the New Testament Dorcas Who 'Abounded in Good Deeds and Gifts of Mercy, ' Was a Charitable Woman Raised from the Dead by St Peter