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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Peter m. Greek πέτρος 'rock'.

The name of one of the twelve apostles, who became the first Bishop of Rome and first Roman Catholic Pope, as well as numerous saints from the 1st C onwards, five popes of Alexandria, a 10th C tsar of Bulgaria, an 11th C king of Aragon and Navarre, an 11th C tsar of Bulgaria, two 12th C emperors of Bulgaria, four 13th C kings of Aragon, two 13th C emperors of Constantinople, a 14th C king of Portugal, a 14th C king of Castile, a 14th C king of Moldavia, a 14th C king of Aragon, and a 15th C prince of Moldavia. Vulgate: Petrus. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Petre.

Diminutives in -co and -ko are indicative of Slavic influence.

Belgium
Middle Dutch
1371 Pieter (nom) NotComDest III; 1376 Pieter (nom) RSG1376-89 p. 1; 1377 Pieter (nom) ibid. p. 77
Brabant
Latin
1312 Petri (gen) JeanIII p. 13, Petrum (acc) ibid. p. 20, Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 32
Czech Republic
Latin
1343 Petri (gen) Rössler2 41, p. 23, Petro (dat) ibid. 41, p. 23, Petrum (acc) ibid. 37, p. 20, Petrus (nom) ibid. 102, p. 54; 1345 Petro (dat) CDEM-7.2 605; 1349 Petro (dat) chlumecky 14, Petrus (nom) ibid. 79; 1350 Petro (dat) ibid. 196; 1351 Petro (abl) ibid. 8, Petrus (nom) ibid. 2; 1353 Petr (nom) ibid. 67, Petrus (nom) ibid. 40, p. 22; 1355 Petrus (nom) ibid. 105
1338 Pesoldus (nom) Rössler1 44; 1343 Pessko (nom) Rössler2 39, p. 21, Pesskone (abl) ibid. 39, p. 21, Pesskonem (acc) ibid. 39, p. 22; 1345 Peczoldo (dat) CDEM-7.2 605; 1349 Pesconi (dat) chlumecky 65; 1350 Pesoldus (nom) Rössler1 53; 1351 Pesco (nom) chlumecky 6, Pessiconi (dat) ibid. 17; 1353 Pesco (nom) ibid. 87, Pesconi (dat) ibid. 64, Pessyconi (dat) ibid. 70, Pesyconi (dat) ibid. 5, p. 21; 1355 Peschlino (dat) ibid. 102, Peschlinus (nom) ibid. 103, Pescho (nom) ibid. 104; 1356 Pesco (nom) ibid. 187, p. 29; 1358 Pesco (nom) ibid. 215, p. 30, Pesconis (gen) ibid. 252, p. 32, Pesico (nom) ibid. 284, p. 33, Pesko (nom) ibid. 252, p. 32, Pesshico (nom) ibid. 262, p. 32
Middle High German
c1331 Peter (nom) Rössler1 35; c1339 Peter (nom) ibid. 93
1331 Pesold (nom) Rössler1 36; 1338 Pesold (nom) ibid. 65; c1339 Peschel (nom) ibid. 91, Peschyl (nom) ibid. 93, Pesco (nom) ibid. 93, Pesold (nom) ibid. 93; 1341 Peschil (nom) ibid. 33; 1344 Pesold (nom) ibid. 99; 1364 Pessek (nom) ibid. 59, Pessel (nom) ibid. 59; 1365 Pesslinus (nom) ibid. 58; 1370 Pesco (nom) ibid. 62; 1373 Pessel (nom) ibid. 102; 1390 Pesko (nom) ibid. 119
England
Latin
1185x1186 Petri (gen) PR-XXXVI p. 1, Petro (abl) ibid. p. 4, Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 192; 1189 Perrus (nom) GASurv p. 196, Petri (gen) ibid. p. 210, Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 88; 1194 Petrus (nom) RotCur-vol1 p. 2; 1222 Petrus (nom) StPaulDom p. 4, petri (gen) ibid. p. 6; 1246 Petrus (nom) PSS-II p. 7; 1279–80 Petro (dat) WaHR-SK p. 37, Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 25; 1296 Petri (gen) RCS-1 p. 93a, Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 93b; 1297 Petrus (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 1; 1300 Petri (gen) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 240; 1302 Petri (gen) ComWil-vol1 p. 4; 1340xc1450 Petrus (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 13; 1348 Petro (abl) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 9; 1374 Petrum (acc) ibid. no. 44; 1377 Petrus (nom) FenPT-2 p. 5; 1381 Petri (gen) Suffolk1381 p. 102, Petro (abl) ibid. p. 90, Petrum (acc) ibid. p. 103, Petrus (nom) FenPT-2 p. 6, Suffolk1381 p. 68; 1408 Petrus (nom) GCCYork p. 11; 1436 Petro (dat) WillsInv LX; 1440 Petrum (acc) ibid. LI; 1485–1486 Petri (gen) CovGuild-2 p. 58, Petro (abl) ibid. p. 62; 1555 Peerce (nom) StMartF p. 58; 1558 Petri (gen) Reg-KirkElla p. 1, Petrus (nom) Chst-1 p. 9, Reg-KirkElla p. 1; 1559 Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 1
Dutch
1569 Petrus AuFr Burchgrave, Pieter ibid. Burchgrave; 1572 Petrus ibid. Burchier; 1573 Pieter ibid. Cleijmans; 1574 Pieter ibid. Abeele; 1575 Pieter ibid. Cleijmans; 1576 Pieter ibid. Billen; 1577 Pieter ibid. Bauters; 1578 Pieter ibid. Billen; 1579 Peeter ibid. Floerkens, Pieter ibid. Allemans; 1580 Peeter ibid. Bues, Petrus ibid. Dorssardt, Pieter ibid. Billen; 1581 Pieter ibid. Bauters; 1582 Peeter ibid. Beijnens, Pieter ibid. Drossaert; 1583 Petrus ibid. Bauters, Pieter ibid. Bataalge; 1584 Petrus ibid. Galmaet, Pieter ibid. Brauwier; 1585 Petrus ibid. Beecman, Pieter ibid. Backer; 1586 Peeter ibid. Daen, Pieter ibid. Berentsz; 1587 Petrus ibid. Berghe, Pieter ibid. Bellovoijs; 1588 Petrus ibid. Berge, Pieter ibid. Belowijs; 1589 Pieter ibid. Achtschellinck; 1590 Peter ibid. Beijdaels, Pieter ibid. Berghe; 1591 Petrus ibid. Fevre, Pieter ibid. Beliwijs; 1592 Petrus ibid. Colgon, Pieter ibid. Berchtgrave; 1593 Pieter ibid. Anglois; 1594 Pieter ibid. Douffaij; 1595 Pieter ibid. Caluwe; 1596 Pieter ibid. Clouwens; 1597 Pieter ibid. Bollaert; 1598 Pieter ibid. Braems; 1599 Petrus ibid. Calue, Pieter ibid. Burchgrave
Middle English
1406 perys EEW p. 13; 1411 Peris ibid. p. 19; 1417–18 Peter ibid. p. 39; 1420 Piers ibid. p. 54; 1425 Pers ibid. p. 66; 1438 Pers ibid. p. 111
1395 Perrot EEW p. 6
Early Modern English
1529 peter PP-HenV p. 5; 1530 Pers WillsInv LXXX, Peter LIWill-III p. 26, PP-HenV p. 18, Petur LIWill-III p. 16, Putur ibid. p. 68; 1532–1533 Peres CovGuild-2 p. 109; 1538 Petyr BarnstapleBap p. 1; 1540 Peter WillsInv LXXXVI; 1542/3 peter SIAcc 3; 1543 Peter BarnstapleBap p. 3; 1544 Peter ibid. p. 4; 1545 Peter ibid. p. 4, RegIng p. 2; 1547 Peter WillsInv XCIII; 1548 Peter RegIng p. 3; 1550 Peeter WAmar-1 p. 108; 1551 Peter BEmar-vol1 p. 4, BarnstapleBap p. 6; 1552 Peter ibid. p. 7, Petter DEmar-vol1 p. 80; 1553 Peter BarnstapleBap p. 8, StAnthonlin p. 10; 1554 Peter BarnstapleBap p. 8, RegIng p. 4; 1555 Peter BarnstapleBap p. 9, bruton-vol1 p. 108; 1557 Peter BEmar-vol1 p. 5, ProcSuf-vol3 p. 265, RegIng p. 4; 1558 Peter SaxhamSf p. 130; 1559 Peter COmar-vol5 p. 1; 1560 Peter BEmar-vol2 p. 53, BarnstapleBap p. 10, StMary-Ke p. v; 1561 Peter BarnstapleBap p. 11, StMaryA p. 3, Petter DEmar-vol1 p. 80; 1562 Peter COmar-vol5 p. 2, RegIng p. 5; 1563 Peter BarnstapleBap p. 12, COmar-vol2 p. 47, StMaryA p. 3, Petre BEmar-vol2 p. 68; 1564 Peter BarnstapleBap p. 13; 1565 Peter BEmar-vol2 p. 128; 1566 Peres COmar-vol5 p. 3; 1567 Peres ibid. p. 3; 1568 Peres ibid. p. 4, Peter OrpingtonKe p. 3; 1569 Peris COmar-vol5 p. 84, Peter StAnthonlin p. 20; 1570 Peter bruton-vol1 p. 39; 1572 Peter StAnthonlin p. 22; 1573 Peter WAmar-1 p. 97; 1574 Peter COmar-vol2 p. 70, StAnthonlin p. 23; 1575 Peter bruton-vol1 p. 7; 1576 Peter StAnthonlin p. 25, bruton-vol1 p. 43, Petter COmar-vol5 p. 126; 1579 Peter COmar-vol2 p. 71; 1581 Peter BEmar-vol2 p. 130, DEmar-vol2 p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 28; 1582 Peter BUmar-vol9 p. 7, DEmar-vol2 p. 8; 1583 Peter StAnthonlin p. 29; 1585 Pere COmar-vol5 p. 7, Peter BUmar-vol1 p. 2, DEmar-vol2 p. 11; 1586 Peter bruton-vol1 p. 8; 1587 Peter SaxhamSf p. 40, bruton-vol1 p. 47; 1588 Peter Bar-in-El p. 13, DEmar-vol2 p. 15, OrpingtonKe p. 8, StAnthonlin p. 32, WAmar-1 p. 98, Pierce DEmar-vol2 p. 16; 1589 Peter CAmar-vol1 p. 4, DEmar-vol2 p. 17, OrpingtonKe p. 8, bruton-vol1 p. 49, Petter DEmar-vol1 p. 86, Pierce DEmar-vol2 p. 17; 1590 Peter COmar-vol5 p. 86, DEmar-vol2 p. 20, bruton-vol1 p. 50, Petter DEmar-vol1 p. 86; 1591 Peter COmar-vol2 p. 23, COmar-vol5 p. 86; 1592 Peter BEmar-vol2 p. 69, COmar-vol5 p. 86, DEmar-vol2 p. 24, bruton-vol1 p. 52, Pierce DEmar-vol2 p. 25; 1593 Peter CAmar-vol1 p. 5, COmar-vol5 p. 10, DEmar-vol2 p. 27, HAmar-vol9 p. 92, OrpingtonKe p. 9; 1594 Peres COmar-vol5 p. 10, Peter DEmar-vol2 p. 29; 1595 Peeter ibid. p. 1, Peter ibid. p. 30, bruton-vol1 p. 54; 1596 Peter DEmar-vol2 p. 34; 1597 Peter ibid. p. 36; 1598 Peter ibid. p. 37; 1599 Peter COmar-vol5 p. 11, DEmar-vol2 p. 41, OrpingtonKe p. 9
Middle French
1356 Pierre SocAntNor-3-3 no. 16; 1357 Pierre ibid. no. 21
Estonia
Middle Low German
1377 Peter BbRT p. 335; 1383 Peter ibid. p. 337; 1384 Petrus ibid. p. 338; 1386 Peter ibid. p. 338; 1387 Peter ibid. p. 339; 1395 Peter ibid. p. 341; 1399 Peter ibid. p. 342; 1400 Peter ibid. p. 342; 1401 Peter ibid. p. 343; 1408 Peter ibid. p. 345; 1409 Peter ibid. p. 345; 1412 Peter ibid. p. 346; 1414 Peter ibid. p. 347; 1416 Peter ibid. p. 348; 1418 Peter ibid. p. 348; 1421 Peter ibid. p. 349; 1422 Peter ibid. p. 350; 1426 Peters (gen) ibid. p. 351; 1428 Peter ibid. p. 352; 1430 Peter ibid. p. 354; 1433 Peter ibid. p. 356; 1434 Peter ibid. p. 356; 1435 Peter ibid. p. 357; 1436 Peter ibid. p. 358; 1437 Peter ibid. p. 359; 1438 Peter ibid. p. 361; 1440 Peter ibid. p. 362; 1442 Peter ibid. p. 364; 1444 Peter ibid. p. 365; 1524x1532 Peter (nom) Saareste1923b p. 136; 1539 Peter (nom) Hiiumaa p. 100; 1592 Peter Tiik1977 p. 285
1524x1532 Peto (unc) Saareste1923b p. 139
Early Modern Swedish
1564 Petter (nom) Hiiumaa p. 244; 1565 Peder (nom) ibid. p. 21, Petter (nom) ibid. p. 35; 1576 Pether (nom) ibid. p. 126, Petter (nom) ibid. p. 21; 1577 Peter (nom) ibid. p. 21; 1583 Petter (nom) ibid. p. 94; 1599 Petter (nom) ibid. p. 244
1564 Peep (nom) Hiiumaa p. 152; 1576 Pethe (nom) ibid. p. 67; 1599 Piep (nom) ibid. p. 151
Finland
Early Modern Swedish
1548 Per (nom) Audén1980 p. 169, Petter (nom) ibid. p. 170; 1559 Peer (nom) ibid. p. 166; 1582 Petri (nom) ibid. p. 172, Petrij (nom) ibid. p. 172, Pettre (nom) ibid. p. 172, Pettro (nom) ibid. p. 172
1548 Pers (gen) Audén1980 p. 168
France
Latin
882 Petrus (nom) InsMacon XIII; 10thC Petri (gen) St-Bernard-Romans no. 114, Petrus (nom) ibid. no. 114; 11thC Petrus (nom) StVdM-II 673; 1029x1033 Petrus (nom) CartStPC XII; 1030 Petro (nom) StVdM-II 678, Petrus (nom) ibid. 712; c1030 Petrus (nom) ibid. 714; c1035 Petrus (nom) ibid. 669; 1038 Petrus (nom) ibid. 719; c1040 Petro (abl) ibid. 671, Petrum (acc) ibid. 671, Petrus (nom) ibid. 671; 1044 Petrus (nom) ibid. 659; 1045 Petrus (nom) ibid. 691; 1047 Petri (gen) CartNDSaintes I; 1047x61 Petri (gen) ibid. XX, Petrus (nom) ibid. XX; 1048x1060 Petro (abl) StVdM-II 674; 1049x1061 Petrus (nom) ibid. 661; 1050 Petri (gen) St-Bernard-Romans no. 100; c1050 Petro (abl) StVdM-II 696, Petrus (nom) ibid. 695; 1054 Petri (gen) ibid. 693, Petrus (nom) ibid. 693; 1055 Petrus (nom) ibid. 739; 1058 Petrus (nom) ibid. 694; 1059 Petrus (nom) ibid. 687; 1060 Petri (gen) CartNDSaintes XIX, Petro (abl) StVdM-II 730, Petrus (nom) ibid. 704; 1062 Petrus (nom) ibid. 692; 1063 Petri (gen) ibid. 705; 1064 Petro (abl) ibid. 703, Petrus (nom) ibid. 703; 1065x1079 Petrus (nom) ibid. 663; 1066 Petrus (nom) ibid. 698; 1067 Petrus (nom) CartNDSaintes XII; 1069 Petrus (nom) StVdM-II 717; 1070 Petrus (nom) ibid. 740; 1073 Petrus (nom) ibid. 707; 1075 Petrus (nom) ibid. 731; 1079x81 Petro (abl) CartNDSaintes XXI; 1080x1105 Petro (abl) StVdM-II 699, Petrus (nom) ibid. 699; 1082x1087 Petrus (nom) St-Bernard-Romans no. 120; 1083 Petri (gen) ibid. no. 119, Petrus (nom) ibid. no. 119; 1088x1119 Petri (gen) ibid. 124, Petrus (nom) ibid. 124; 1094 Petrus (nom) StVdM-II 686; 1098 Petro (abl) ibid. 697, Petrus (nom) ibid. 697; 1101x1129 Petro (abl) CartStPC XXXIII; a1108 Petrus (nom) ibid. XXI; a1114 Petrus (nom) ibid. XXXI; 1115 Petri (gen) StVdM-II 734, Petrus (nom) ibid. 734; 1115x1149 Petrus (nom) CartStPC X; 1121 Petrus (nom) CartNDJosaphat X; 1122–26 Petrus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 3; 1129 Petro (abl) StVdM-II 735, Petrus (nom) ibid. 735; 1130x1150 Petrum (acc) CartStPC XXXVIII; 1131 Petri (gen) clairvaux-12thc 4, Petro (abl) CartNDSaintes XXII; 1133 Petrus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CXI; 1135 Petri (gen) ibid. LXXVIII, clairvaux-12thc 7, Petrus (nom) ibid. 7; 1136 Petrus (nom) ibid. 8; c1138 Petrus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CL; 1138x62 Petri (gen) clairvaux-12thc 66, Petro (abl) ibid. 57, Petrus (nom) ibid. 59; c1140 Petri (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XCIX, Petro (abl) ibid. LXXXIII; 1145 Petrus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 11; 1146 Petro (abl) CartNDdOurscamp CXII, Petrum (acc) ibid. CXII; c1147 Petri (gen) ibid. LXII; 1147 Petri (gen) clairvaux-12thc 15, Petro (abl) CartNDSaintes XXV, CartNDdOurscamp XCVII, clairvaux-12thc 14, Petrus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp XCVII, clairvaux-12thc 14; 1147x58 Petrus (nom) ibid. 34; 1147x62 Petrus (nom) ibid. 42; c1150 Petrus (nom) CartSavII 200; 1151 Petrus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 23; c1156 Petrus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp XXXII; 1156 Petrus (nom) CartYonne1 CCCLXXXIII; 1158 Petrum (acc) StVdM-II 702, Petrus (nom) ibid. 702, clairvaux-12thc 33; 1159 Petri (gen) ibid. 36; c1160 Petri (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XVI; 1162 Petri (gen) ibid. LXIII, Petrus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 40; a1163 Petro (abl) ibid. 98, Petrus (nom) ibid. 96; 1163 Petri (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XV, clairvaux-12thc 99, Petro (abl) ibid. 99, Petrus (nom) ibid. 99; 1163–64 Petrus (nom) ibid. 106; 1164 Petro (abl) ibid. 121, Petrus (nom) ibid. 120; 1165 Petrus (nom) ibid. 126; 1166 Petro (abl) ibid. 129, Petrus (nom) ibid. 130; 1167 Petrus (nom) CartNDSaintes X; 1168 Petri (nom) clairvaux-12thc 134; c1170 Petri (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXIV; 1170 Petri (gen) clairvaux-12thc 137; 1171 Petrus (nom) ibid. 140; 1172 Petri (gen) ibid. 146, Petrus (nom) ibid. 146; 1173 Petrus (nom) ibid. 153; 1174 Petro (abl) ibid. 158; 1177 Petrus (nom) ibid. 165; 1179 Petri (gen) ibid. 175, Petro (abl) ibid. 176; c1179 Petrus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CXXXII; 1179 Petrus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 170; 1180 Petri (gen) RotScaNor p. 3, Petro (abl) CartNDdOurscamp LV, RotScaNor p. 4, Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 13; 1187 Petri (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LVII; 1188 Petri (gen) ibid. XCIV, Petrus (nom) ibid. XCIV; 1190 Petrus (nom) ibid. LXXIX; 1196 Petro (abl) ibid. CXXXIX, Petrus (nom) ibid. CXXXIX; 1200 Petro (abl) ibid. LXXVII, Petrus (nom) ibid. LXXVII; c1200 Petrus (nom) CartSavII 201; 1201 Petrus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CVIII; 1203 Petrus (nom) ibid. CXXV; 1204 Petri (gen) ibid. XXVII; 1205 Petri (gen) ibid. XXXIII; 1207 Petri (gen) ibid. CXXIX, Petrus (nom) ibid. XLII; 1209 Petri (gen) ibid. LII, Petrus (nom) ibid. XLII; 1212 Petri (gen) ibid. XXVIII; 1214 Petri (gen) ibid. CXLI, Petrus (nom) ibid. LXXIV; 1217 Petri (gen) ibid. XXXII; 1224 Petri (gen) CartAub; 1226 Petrus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LIX; 1229 Petri (gen) ibid. LXXXII; 1236 Petro (abl) ibid. CXLVI; c1236 Petro (dat) ibid. CXLVIII; 1238 Petri (gen) ibid. CXXX; 1239 Petrus (nom) CartAub; 1248 Petro (dat) KD-1 no. 8; 1255 Petri (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XXXVI, Petro (dat) ibid. XXXVI, Petrus (nom) ArrestReg-volI I, Candlemas, CartNDdOurscamp XXXVI; 1257 Petri (gen) ArrestReg-volI XI, BMV, Petro (abl) ibid. IX, BMV, Petrum (acc) ibid. XIV, BMV, Petrus (nom) ibid. X, Pentecost; 1258 Petri (gen) ibid. XXXII, Pentecost, Petro (abl) ibid. II, Pentecost, Petrum (acc) ibid. II, Pentecost, Petrus (nom) ibid. II, Pentecost; 1259 Petri (gen) ibid. I, BMV, Petrum (acc) ibid. I, Pentecost, Petrus (nom) ibid. III, Pentecost; 1260 Petri (gen) ibid. XXIII, Ascension, Petro (abl) ibid. IV, St. Martin, CartNDdOurscamp CXVII, Petrum (acc) ArrestReg-volI XXIII, Ascension, Petrus (nom) ibid. IV, St. Martin; 1263 Petri (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XXIII; 1270 Petro (abl) ibid. XVII; 1273 Petri (gen) RegToul-13thC p. 30, Petro (abl) ibid. p. 23, Petrum (acc) ibid. p. 23, Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 22; 1274 Petri (gen) ibid. p. 44; 1275 Petri (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XLIV, Petrum (acc) ibid. CIX, RegToul-13thC p. 42, Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 42; 1281 Petri (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CLII; 1283–86 Petri (gen) GasReg-A p. 227; 1285 Petri (gen) CartNDdOurscamp VII; 1287 Petrus (nom) GasReg-A p. 74; 1300 Perrerii (gen) St-Bernard-Romans 382, Perrerius (nom) ibid. 382, Petri (gen) ibid. 382, Petrus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp XXXIX, St-Bernard-Romans 382; 1301 Petri (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 203, Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 165, Pierres (nom) ibid. p. 176; 1304 Petrus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXVI; 1305 Petri (gen) LibSenTou fol. 118, Petrum (acc) ibid. fol. 118, Petrus (nom) ibid. fol. 118; 1306 Petro (abl) ibid. fol. 118, Petrum (acc) ibid. fol. 118; 1310 Petrus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp IX; 1310/11 Petrus (nom) GasReg-A p. 100; 1310 Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 217; 1310–11 Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 236; 1313 Petro (abl) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXVIII; 1318 Petrus (nom) StVdM-II 700; 1376 Petrus (nom) St-Bernard-Romans 383; 1378 Petri (gen) hanquetvol1 469, Petro (dat) ibid. 21, Petrum (acc) ibid. 988, Petrus (nom) ibid. no. 87; 1421 Petri (gen) favier p. 188; 1564 Petro (abl) FlorLyon p. 172
1147 Perresetus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 19; 1158x1170 Perresetus (nom) ibid. 138; 1179 Petrino (abl) ibid. 181; 1256 Perroto (abl) ArrestReg-volI V, Candlemas; 1300 Peroneti (gen) St-Bernard-Romans 382, Peronetus (nom) ibid. 382, Perroneti (gen) ibid. 382; 1376 Perrinus (nom) ibid. 383
Old French
1296 Pierre paris1296 p. 2; 1303 Pierre (nom) ArchCambIII p. 152; 1313 Pierre Paris1313 p. 2, Pierres ibid. p. 6; 1327 Pierre MemDocMan-2 p. 181
1133 Pieren (obl) tailliar no. 1; 1292 Perrin 1292paris p. 1, Petruche ibid. p. 1; 1296 Perrot paris1296 p. 9; 1301 Perron (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 236, Pierron (obl) ibid. p. 234; 1313 Perrin Paris1313 p. 32, Perrinet ibid. p. 78, Perrot ibid. p. 10
Middle French
1339 Pierre valois-2 CCIX; 1368 Pierre beauchet-vol1 p. 13; 1387 Pierre ibid. p. 15; 1388 Pierre thierry; 1392 Pierre MemBret-II col. 597, Pierres ibid. col. 598; 1415[1469x1471] Pierre Waurin p. 226; 1418 Pierre HGParis p. 372; 1421 Pierre favier 9, Pierrey ibid.; 1423 Pierre ibid. 3; 1438 Pierre ibid. p. 267; 1455 Pierre HRAVP-3 p. 353; 1493 Pierre MSR1838 p. 376; 1561 Pierre RegPCC-1 p. 2; 1562 Pierre ibid. p. 6; 1563 Pierre ibid. p. 17; 1564 Pieres ibid. p. 62, Pierre ibid. p. 44, Pierres ibid. p. 46; 1565 Piere ibid. p. 108, Pierre ibid. p. 109; 1566 Pierre ibid. p. 196; 1567 Pierre ibid. p. 278; 1568 Pierre ibid. p. 363, Pierres ibid. p. 372; 1570 Pierre ibid. p. 422; 1571 Pierre ibid. p. 435; 1588 Pierre raymond1588 p. 566; 1590 Pierre ibid. p. 572; 1595 Pierre Toureille
1368 Perrot beauchet-vol1 p. 14; 1392 Perreau MemBret-II col. 613, Perrenet ibid. col. 602, Perret ibid. col. 598, Perrin ibid. col. 611, Perrinet ibid. col. 602, Perrot ibid. col. 599, Perrotin ibid. col. 598, Petreman ibid. col. 612, Pierrot ibid. col. 608; 1418 Perrichon HGParis p. 386, Perrin ibid. p. 373, Pieret ibid. p. 386; 1421 Perrenet favier 1183, Perresson ibid. 416, Perrin ibid. 62, Perrot ibid. 270; 1423 Perrin ibid. 94; 1438 Perrin ibid. 85, Perrot ibid. 113; 1566 Pierren RegPCC-1 p. 223
Germany
Latin
699 Petro (abl) DCEL-2 XI; 905 Petri (gen) HambUrk-vol1 XXVI; 1174 Petrus (nom) quix-vol1 32; 1210 Petro (abl) CDL-1.1.1 IV; 1216 Petrus (nom) hennes-vol1 25; 1219 Petro (abl) CDL-1.1.1 VI, Petrus (nom) hennes-vol1 42; 1228 Petro (abl) ibid. 74; 1231 Petrus (nom) ibid. 86; 1248 Petri (gen) ibid. 126; 1249 Petro (abl) ibid. 132; 1259 Petrus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 XXXI; 1401 Petro (dat) HD1401 no. 23, petri (gen) ibid. no. 6; 1425 Petro (abl) mairhofer DCCXXI, Petrum (acc) ibid. DCCXXI, Petrus (nom) ibid. DCCXXI
Early New High German
1401 Peter (nom) mairhofer DCLXIX; 1402 Peter (nom) UrkKH-2 912, mairhofer DCLXX, Peters (gen) ibid. DCLXXII; 1407 Peter (nom) ibid. DCLXXXII, Petern (dat) ibid. DCLXXXII; 1408 Peter (nom) ibid. DCLXXXIII; 1417 Peter (nom) ibid. DCCV; 1418 Peter (nom) ibid. DCCVII; 1421 Peter (nom) ibid. DCCXVII; 1423 Peter (nom) ibid. DCCXIX; 1497 Peter Nurn1497 p. 1
1411 Peterl (nom) mairhofer DCXCIV
Hungary
Latin
1317 Petri (gen) CDH-VIII-II VI, Petro (abl) ibid. XV
Ireland
Latin
fin12thC Pere (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 4, Peres (nom) ibid. III, p. 15, Perus (nom) ibid. III, p. 5, Petrus (nom) ibid. III, p. 15
fin12thC Petrinus (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 12
Early Modern English
1536 Peter Fiants-1 55; 1538 Peter ibid. 67; 1539 Peter ibid. 77
Italy
Latin
915 Petro (dat) RCI-Cam1 2, Petrus (nom) ibid. 2; 960 petri (gen) CDC-II CCXI, petrus (nom) ibid. CCXI; 994 Peturs (nom) RCI-Cam1 4; 999 Petri (gen) HGSav-4.1 p. 2; 1092 Petro (abl) RCI-Cam1 565; 1169 Petrus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 135; 1193 Petro (dat) KD-1 no. 2; 1198 Petri (gen) ChStBo1 III, Petro (abl) ibid. III; 1220 Petrus (nom) hennes-vol1 49; 1224 Petrus (nom) UrkRott-1 17; 1236 Peyri (gen) TirNot1 6; 1237 Petri (gen) ibid. 587; 1243 Petrum (acc) hennes-vol1 110; 1253 Petri (gen) MonRav-1 CLIX, Petrus (nom) ibid. CLIX; 1265x1339 Petri (gen) BBC-Berg 46; 1269 Petrus (nom) ibid. p. XLII; 1273 Petrus (nom) ibid. p. XLII; 1276 Petri (gen) POSDu III; 1277 Petrus (nom) BBC-Berg p. XLII; 1282 Petrus (nom) ibid. p. XLIII; 1285 Peri (gen) Perugia1285 p. 154, Perus (nom) ibid. p. 153, Petri (gen) ibid. p. 156; 1289 Petrus (nom) BBC-Berg p. XLIV; 1292 Petrus (nom) ibid. p. XLIV; 1293 Petri (gen) ibid. p. XLIV; 1294 Petrus (nom) ibid. p. XLV; 1295 Petri (gen) ibid. p. XLV; 1297 Petri (gen) ibid. p. XLV; 1300 Petri (abl) ActDipVeneto-I-1 p. 47, Petro (abl) ibid. p. 50, Petrum (acc) ibid. p. 48, Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 47; 1302 Petrus (nom) BBC-Berg p. XLVI; 1310 Perono (dat) MonRav-2 CCCL, Petri (gen) ibid. CCCL, Petro (dat) ibid. CCCL; 1324 Petrus (nom) DSF p. 46, 3697; 1326 Petri (gen) Friuli-14thC no. 441, Petro (abl) ibid. no. 437, Petrus (nom) ibid. no. 445; 1348 Petri (gen) INP 3, Petro (dat) ibid. 27, Petrum (acc) ibid. 3, Petrus (nom) ibid. 6; 1376 Petri (gen) DouGen1 p. 80, Petro (abl) ibid. p. 16; 1464 Petrus (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI; 1522x1532 Petri (gen) DSF p. 54, 56, Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 51, 11; 1527 Petri (gen) Rome1527 p. 83, Petro (abl) ibid. p. 84, Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 84
915 Petroni (gen) RCI-Cam1 2; 1198 Petrezolus (nom) ChStBo1 V, Petrocinus (nom) ibid. III; 1265x1339 Perini (gen) BBC-Berg 336, Petrochi (gen) ibid. 69; 1285 Petrioli (gen) Perugia1285 p. 158, Petrutii (gen) ibid. p. 154; 1310 Peroni (gen) MonRav-2 CCCL, Peronus (nom) ibid. CCCL, Perronus (nom) ibid. CCCL, Petrinus (nom) ibid. CCCL; 1326 Petrussii (gen) Friuli-14thC no. 446; 1327 Petrosino (abl) ibid. no. 450; 1348 Petrucio (dat) INP 39, Petrutii (gen) ibid. 22, Petrutius (nom) ibid. 22; 1522x1532 Peroctus (nom) DSF p. 56, 8, Petrinus (nom) ibid. p. 56, 1, Petrucius (nom) ibid. p. 51, 12; 1527 Peretus (nom) Rome1527 p. 83
Italian
1513x1521 Pietro LeoX p. 11
1513x1521 Petrucio LeoX p. 16
Latvia
Latin
1296 Petri (gen) RigSB 66; 1300 Petrus (nom) ibid. 420; 1302 Petro (dat) ibid. 438; 1307 Petro (dat) ibid. 112
Middle Low German
1453 Peter Arbusow p. 98; 1462 Peter ibid. p. 99; 1463 Peter ibid. p. 99, Mettig1892 p. 3; 1464 Peter Arbusow p. 100; 1516 Peter Mettig1892 p. 4; 1518 Peter ibid. p. 8; 1521 Peter ibid. p. 4; 1531x1540 Peter Arbusow p. 98; 1532 Peter ibid. p. 97; 1540 Peter ibid. p. 99; 1549 Peter ibid. p. 99; 1558 Peter Arbuzov1920 p. 45; 1561 Peter ibid. p. 46; 1565x1577 Peter Arbusow p. 98; 1573 Peter Arbuzov1920 p. 47
Lithuania
Latin
1545 Petros (nom) Kaunas2006 p. 84
Middle Low German
1544 Peter Kaunas2006 pp. 82, 84
Polish
1551x1555 Piothr (nom) Kaunas2006 p. 85, Piotr (nom) ibid. p. 85
Malta
Latin
1499 Petro (dat) Attard1499 p. 116
The Netherlands
Latin
1235 Petrus (nom) hennes-vol1 93; 1291 petri (gen) GesOIJ-1 p. 297
Dutch
1560 Pieter MagMiddelburg-1560; 1561 Pieter ibid., Pieters (gen) ibid.; 1562 Pedro ibid., Pieter ibid.; 1563 Pedro ibid., Pieter ibid.; 1564 Pedro ibid., Pieter ibid.; 1565 Pedro ibid., Pieter ibid.; 1566 Pieter ibid.; 1567 Pieter ibid.; 1568 Pier ibid., Pieter ibid.; 1569 Pieter ibid.; 1570 Pieter ibid.; 1571 Pieter ibid.; 1572 Pieter ibid.; 1573 Pieter ibid.; 1574 Pieter ibid.; 1575 Pieter ibid.; 1576 Bieter ibid.; 1577 Pieter ibid.; 1578 Pieter ibid.; 1579 Pieter ibid., NHG-Middelburg p. 40; 1580 Pieter MagMiddelburg-1560; 1581 Pieter ibid.; 1582 Pieter ibid.; 1583 Pieter ibid.; 1584 Pieter ibid.; 1585 Pieter ibid.; 1586 Pieter ibid.; 1587 Pieter ibid.; 1588 Pieter ibid.; 1589 Pieter ibid.; 1590 Pieter ibid.; 1591 Pieter ibid.; 1592 Pieter ibid.; 1593 Pieter ibid.; 1594 Pieter ibid.; 1595 Pieter ibid.; 1596 Pieter ibid.; 1597 Pieter ibid.; 1598 Pieter ibid.; 1599 Pieter ibid.
Poland
Middle High German
1324 Peter SBGlatzer p. 1
1324 Peczoldes (gen) SBGlatzer p. 1
Portugal
Latin
1121 Petrus (nom) PHGCRP-I no. 2; 1152 Petri (gen) ibid. no. 3, Petrus (nom) ibid. no. 3; 1162 Petrus (nom) ibid. no. 7; 1179 Petrus (nom) ibid. no. 4; 1189 Petro (abl) ibid. no. 9, Petrus (nom) ibid. no. 9; 1190 Petrus (nom) ibid. no. 8; 1209 Petro (dat) ibid. no. 10, Petrum (acc) ibid. no. 10, Petrus (nom) ibid. no. 10; 1211 Petri (gen) ibid. no. 6, Petrus (nom) ibid. no. 6; 1214 Petrus (nom) ibid. no. 20; 1217 Petri (gen) ibid. no. 21, Petrus (nom) ibid. no. 21; 1228 Petrez (gen) ibid. no. 14, Petro (dat) ibid. no. 14, Petrum (acc) ibid. no. 14; 1231 Petrus (nom) ibid. no. 12; 1256 Petri (gen) ibid. no. 17, Petro (dat) ibid. no. 17; 1269 Petri (gen) ibid. no. 11, Petro (dat) ibid. no. 11, Petrum (acc) ibid. no. 11
Scotland
Latin
a1177 Petro (abl) CartNBer 3
Spain
Latin
1011 Petrus (nom) CDCB-XV MMCLXX; 1020 Petrus (nom) ibid. MMCLXXV; 1083 Petri (gen) ibid. MMCCI, Petrus (nom) ibid. MMCCI; 1086 Petri (gen) ibid. MMCCIII; 1087 Petri (gen) ibid. MMCCV, Petrus (nom) ibid. MMCCV; 1145 Petrus (nom) AnnOPraem-2 col. ccccxxvi; 1190 Pere (nom) CDCB-XV MMCCVII; 1192 Petro (dat) ibid. MMCCVIII, Petrum (acc) ibid. MMCCVIII, Petrus (nom) ibid. MMCCVIII; 1276 Petro (abl) CDGH XLVI, petri (gen) ibid. XLVI; 1487 Petri (gen) carbonell-I p. 11, Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 11; 1488 Petri (gen) ibid. p. 15, Petro (dat) ibid. p. 19, Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 16; 1489 Petri (gen) ibid. p. 29, Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 34; 1490 Petri (gen) ibid. p. 40, Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 41; 1491 Petri (gen) ibid. p. 52, Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 52; 1492 Petri (gen) ibid. p. 66, Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 66
889 Petrucio (nom) CDCB-XV MMXVII
Catalan
1510 Pedro valencia1510 3166, Pere ibid. 3145, Pero ibid. 1563
1510 Perot valencia1510 3570, Perucho ibid. 3807
Old Spanish
1225 Pedres (gen) PHGCRP-I no. 15, Pedrez (gen) ibid. no. 15, Pedro ibid. no. 15
Spanish
1376 Pedro SanzSerrano; 1495 Pedro montalvo; 1496 Pero olite1496 p. 171, Petri ibid. p. 173; 1540 Pedro SanzSerrano; 1567 Pedro ibid., Pero ibid.; 1575 Pedro Catalogo-5.2 3794; 1576 Pedro ibid. 3872
Sweden
Latin
1350 Peder (nom) SDHK no. 6046, Peders (gen) ibid. no. 6046, Per (nom) ibid. no. 6046, Pethers (gen) ibid. no. 6060, Petri (gen) ibid. no. 6000, Petro (dat) ibid. no. 6060, Petrum (acc) ibid. no. 6060, Petrus (nom) ibid. no. 6002, Pæters (gen) ibid. no. 6050, Pætærs (gen) ibid. no. 6000
Old Swedish
1383 Petar SRA-vol2 no. 1922, Petars (gen) ibid. no. 1922, Peters (gen) ibid. no. 1904, Pætar ibid. no. 1914, Pætars (gen) ibid. no. 1919, Pæthar ibid. no. 1903, Pæther ibid. no. 1933, Pæthær ibid. no. 1911, Pætær ibid. no. 1900
Early Modern Swedish
1543 Per (nom) Audén1980 p. 162, Pers (gen) ibid. p. 162; 1571 Pär (nom) ibid. p. 164
Switzerland
Latin
1134 Petrus (nom) CartHaut 1; 1141 Petrus (nom) ibid. 3; 1150 Petrus (nom) ibid. 4; 1155 Petri (gen) ibid. 6, Petrus (nom) ibid. 6; 1157 Petri (gen) ibid. 8; 1161 Petro (dat) ibid. 10, Petrum (acc) ibid. 9; 1163 Petrus (nom) ibid. 13; 1165 Petri (gen) ibid. 16, Petro (abl) ibid. 16, Petrus (nom) ibid. 16; 1166 Petrus (nom) ibid. 20; 1170 Petro (abl) ibid. 23, Petrus (nom) ibid. 23; 1179 Petri (gen) ibid. 24, Petrum (acc) ibid. 24, Petrus (nom) ibid. 24; 1180 Petrus (nom) ibid. 26; 1186 Petri (gen) ibid. 27, Petrus (nom) ibid. 27; 1195 Petrus (nom) ibid. 29; 1212 Petrus (nom) ibid. 31; 1214 Petrus (nom) ibid. 32; 1215 Petrus (nom) ibid. 33; 1220 Petrus (nom) ibid. 36; 1224 Petrus (nom) ibid. 38; 14thCx1478 Perrerius (nom) Ob-SPVn (43), Petri (gen) ibid. (58), Petro (abl) ibid. (51), Petrum (acc) ibid. (38), Petrus (nom) ibid. (126); 1360 Petrus (nom) ibid. (213); 1422 Petrus (nom) ibid. (95); 1461 Petri (gen) ibid. (109)
1212 Perrusson (nom) CartHaut 31; 14thCx1478 Perreti (gen) Ob-SPVn (104), Perretum (acc) ibid. (101), Perretus (nom) ibid. (80), Perrodi (gen) ibid. (20), Perrodum (acc) ibid. (258), Perrodus (nom) ibid. (44), Perroneti (gen) ibid. (113), Perronetus (nom) ibid. (39); 1343 Perretus (nom) ibid. (173); 1389 Perreti (gen) ibid. (248); 1390 Perrodi (gen) ibid. (102); 1464 Perronetus (nom) ibid. (149)
Ukraine
Latin
1469 Petri (gen) AGZ-18 25, Petro (abl) ibid. 11, Petrum (acc) ibid. 15, Petrus (nom) ibid. 9
1469 Pyotrussa (nom) AGZ-18 6
Wales
Latin
1582 Peeter (nom) RegCon1 p. 36
Cite as: G. Grim, R. Le Get, N. Shiel, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Peter". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Peter.