Pétur name meaning

What does Pétur mean?

Meaning of Pétur is The Rock or The Stone is used mostly in Icelandic, Finnish, Danish and Swedish is a boy name has its origin in Old Greek. Pétur is Icelandic equivalent of Pétr.

How do I pronounce Pétur?

Two syllabled Pétur is most commonly pronounced as PYEH-tuyr. The pronunciation choose to emphasis on first PYEH syllable.

Variants of Pétur

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

How popular is the name Pétur?

Pétur is a common baby name in Iceland. As per our evaluation, over 1000 babies have been bestowed Pétur around the globe, concentrated mainly Nordic regions.

Facts

Pétur in Nordic countries

Countries	Men
	First Name	Secondary Name
	0	5
	31	15
	31	15
	16	0

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Famous people named Pétur

• Pétur Gunnarsson, Icelandic writer born in Reykjavík on 15 June 1947
• Pétur Þorsteinsson, Icelandic neologist
• Pétur Blöndal, Icelandic parliamentarian in the Icelandic Independence Party and was president in the committees of the Organization for Security and Co-operation
• Pétur Marteinsson, retired Icelandic football player
• Pétur Guðmundsson, retired Icelandic professional basketball player
• Pétur Pétursson, retired Icelandic footballer

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