Pieter
See also: pięter
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch Pieter, ultimately from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “rock, stone”), as a name a loan translation of Aramaic כֵּיפָא (“stone, rock; Peter, Cephas”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpitər/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Pieter
- a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Peter
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch Pieter, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “rock, stone”), as a name a loan translation of Aramaic כֵּיפָא (“stone, rock; Peter, Cephas”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpi.tər/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Pie‧ter
- Rhymes: -itər
Proper noun
Pieter m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Peter
Derived terms
- Pieterszoon