Petar name meaning

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Updated: March 18th, 2024
Gender: Boy
Origin: Old Greek
Usage: Slavic, Romanian, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian
Pronunciation: p(e)-tar
Meaning: The Rock and The Stone
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What does Petar mean?

Queer boy name Petar means "The Rock or The Stone" used especially in Norwegian, Slavic, Finnish, Danish, Swedish and Romanian has its origin in Old Greek language. Petar is variant form of biblical and eminent Peter.

Peter is form of Pétr. Also Peter is variant of Päter. Peter is Swedish cognate of Petrus. Also Peter is German cognate of Petrus, Which is Peter. Peter means Stone, Strong and The Rock came from Old Greek and Latin..

Also Petar is Croatian and Bulgarian cognate of Petrus.

How do I pronounce Petar?

You can pronounce the two syllabled name Petar as p(e)-tar. pay-tar is another way(s) to say the name.

Variants of Petar

Petros, Petrus, Peter, Pétr, Päter, Bedros, Perrin, Pearce, Peterjohn, Petri

Names that rhyme with Petar

How popular is the name Petar?

Petar is an uncommon baby name in United States, although it has been in use since 1963 but could not make beyond the top 3000. Over 537 people have been named Petar in United States.

In England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and achieved its top ranking of 1923 in 2017. There are over 109 babies that have been given the name Petar in England and Wales.

It had a short run of 7 years on France boy names chart.

Petar is a rare baby name in Ireland still in use today. But Petar is a popular baby name in Bulgaria where every 1 in 100 have the name as well as in, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia.

As per our findings, over 190000 people has been named Petar globally.

YearRankBirths
2018666412
2017574315
2016630513
2015527717
2014628813
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Petar in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands513500
Finland1847150
Sweden5728100
Norway11215800
Denmark129000

Numerological analysis of Petar

Your family and friends are the two most important things you care about. The rest is temporary and not worth your attention. Love makes you complete. When you walk into a room, all eyes are you and you only. You never allow yourself to explore your options, do whatever the hell you want to do at the moment, and act as you feel, and not as others expect you to act. You are never bored. Even when you are alone.

Go through the following names similar to Petar

  •  Euphemia - Persistent and Famous Euphemia is used especially in German and Greek aimed at baby girls is of Old Greek origin, Euphemia means "Good Repute or Sweet Spoken"
  •  Caitlynn - Caitlynn's meaning is The Pure used for girls which is used primarily in English is originated from Old Greek
  •  Alixia - Origin of Atypical and Modernistic Alixia is in German and Hebrew bestowed upon girls, meaning of Alixia is "Noble or Fighting"
  •  Marthe - Used particulary in Danish, French and Finnish celebrated, Marthe means "Hebrew Meaning, Bitter or Herrin". Its origin is in Aramaic and Greek is aimed at girls
  •  Coralyne - Creative and adventurous and Modern girl name Coralyne means "Girl of the Sea" is rooted from English and Greek languages
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Famous people named Petar

  • Petar Živković, Serbian soldier and political figure in Yugoslavia
  • Petar Krumov, composer
  • Petar Đurković, Serbian astronomer
  • Petar Brzica, Croatian Franciscan friar
  • Petar Dobrović, Serbian painter and politician
  • Petar Beron, Bulgarian educator
  • Petar Mladenov, Bulgarian communist diplomat and politician
  • Petar Blagojevich, Serbian peasant
  • Petar Konjović, Serbian composer, born in Čurug
  • Petar Tale, Norwegian painter
  • Petar Gabrovski, Bulgarian politician
  • Petar Krstić, Serbian composer and conductor famous throughout Yugoslavia
  • Petar Gudev, leading Bulgarian liberal politician
  • Petar Stojanović, Serbian violinist and composer of operettas
  • Petar Dobrnjac, Serbian Vojvoda in the First Serbian Uprising
  • Petar Merkov, Bulgarian sprint canoer
  • Petar Kajevski, is Macedonian IT and management expert
  • Petar Petrov, retired Bulgarian sprinter
  • Petar Mazev, Macedonian academic painter,
  • Petar Dachev, retired Bulgarian long jumper
  • Petar Bergamo, Yugoslav composer
  • Petar Stambolić, Yugoslav communist politician
  • Petar Banićević, Serbian actor
  • Petar Nikolov, Bulgarian cross country skier
  • Petar Kovachev, Bulgarian cross country skier
  • Petar Kapisoda, Montenegrin handball player
  • Petar Mlinarić, Croatian politician
  • Petar Fajfrić, Yugoslav/Serbian handball player
  • Petar Kralj, Serbian theater, film and television actor
  • Petar I Petrović-Njegoš, ruler of the Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro as the Metropolitan of Cetinje
  • Petar V. Kokotovic, professor in the College of Engineering at the University of California
  • Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, Prince-Bishop of Montenegro
  • Petar Stoyanov, Bulgarian politician
  • Petar Kočić, Bosnian Serb writer, playwright
  • Petar Božović, Serbian actor
  • Petar Zrinski, was Ban of Croatia from 1665 to 1670 and a writer
  • Petar Zoranić, Croatian Renaissance writer and poet from Zadar
  • Petar Svačić, feudal lord
  • Petar Drapšin, Yugoslav Partisan commander
  • Petar Preradović, Croatian poet, writer
  • Petar Trbojević, retired Serbian water polo player
  • Petar Berislavić, ban of Croatia
  • Petar Lubarda, Yugoslav and Serbian painter
  • Petar Zhekov, former Bulgarian football player
  • Petar Bojović, Following the breakthrough on the Thessaloniki Front he was promoted to fourth Field Marshal
  • Petar Hektorović, Croatian writer
  • Petar of Serbia, was Prince of the Serbs from 892 to 917
  • Petar Borota, Serbian footballer who played as a goalkeeper
  • Petar Miloševski, football goalkeeper from Macedonia
  • Petar Trifunović, chess player
  • Petar Poparsov, Bulgarian educator and revolutionary
  • Petar Keglević, ban of Croatia and Slavonia from 1537 to 1542

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