Peter (surname)
Encyclopedia
Peter is a surname
but it is also a common masculine given name
. It is derived, via Latin "petra", from the Greek
word πέτρος (petros) meaning "stone" or "rock".
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
but it is also a common masculine given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. It is derived, via Latin "petra", from the Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
word πέτρος (petros) meaning "stone" or "rock".
List of people with surname Peter
- Friedrich PeterFriedrich PeterFriedrich Peter was an Austrian politician who served as the chairman of the Freedom Party of Austria from 1958 to 1978.- Early life :...
(1921 - 2005), Austrian politician - Fritz PeterFritz PeterFritz Peter was a German mathematician who helped prove the Peter–Weyl theorem. He was a student of Hermann Weyl, and later became headmaster of a secondary school ....
(1899 - 1949) German mathematician - John Peter (novelist)John Peter (novelist)John Desmond Peter was an English literature scholar, essayist, and novelist, was born in South Africa. He studied law at the University of South Africa, and English literature at Cambridge University, later obtaining his Ph.D. from Rhodes University.Peter came to Canada in 1950 and taught English...
(1921 - 1983), Canadian literary scholar and novelist - John Peter (field hockey) (1937 - 1998), Indian field hockey player
- Jomo KenyattaJomo KenyattaJomo Kenyattapron.] served as the first Prime Minister and President of Kenya. He is considered the founding father of the Kenyan nation....
(around 1894 – 1978), Kenyan leader, who briefly assumed the name John Peter when he converted to Christianity in 1914 - Philipp PeterPhilipp PeterPhilipp Peter is a race car driver from Austria.In 2003 he won the 12 Hours of Sebring in a Team Joest Audi R8 with teammates Marco Werner and Frank Biela...
(born 1969), Austrian racing car driver - Rózsa PéterRózsa PéterRózsa Péter , Hungarian name Péter Rózsa, was a Hungarian mathematician. She is best known for her work with recursion theory....
(1905 - 1977), Hungarian mathematician - Samuel PeterSamuel PeterSamuel Okon Peter , nicknamed "The Nigerian Nightmare," is a professional heavyweight boxer and the former WBC heavyweight champion....
(born 1980), Nigerian heavyweight boxer - Werner PeterWerner PeterWerner Peter is a former football player from East Germany, who won the silver medal with the East German national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He obtained a total number of nine caps for his native country, scoring one goal.-International goals:- References :*...
(born 1950), East German football (soccer) player