Boy · Greek, through Dutch
Pieter
Say it: PEE-ter
Meaning
Dutch form of Peter, from Greek petros 'stone'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
One of the most common names of the Dutch Golden Age.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 991 babies given this name since 1935
- At its height in 1967, about 1 in 72,700 boys
- 8 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Piet
| French | Pierre |
|---|---|
| English | Peter |
| German | Peter |
Famous bearers
- Pieter Bruegel the Elder
- Pieter de Hooch, painter
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Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.