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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. Wyclif (1395): Petre

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

Brabant

Latin: ● 1312 Petri (gen) JeanIII p. 13, Petrum (acc) ibid. p. 20, Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 32

Czech Republic

Latin: ● 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; ◑ 1349 Pesconi (dat) chlumecky 65; 1351 Pesco (nom) ibid. 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

England

Latin: ● 1194 Petrus (nom) RotCur-vol1 p. 2; 1279–80 Petro (dat) WaHR-SK p. 37, Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 25; 1297 Petrus (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 1; 1300 Petri (gen) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 240; 1302 Petri (gen) ComWil-vol1 p. 4; 1348 Petro (abl) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 9; 1374 Petrum (acc) ibid. no. 44; 1381 Petri (gen) Suffolk1381 p. 102, Petro (abl) ibid. p. 90, Petrum (acc) ibid. p. 103, Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 68; 1408 Petrus (nom) GCCYork p. 11
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
English: ● 1529 peter PP-HenV p. 5; 1530 Peter LIWill-III p. 26, PP-HenV p. 18, Petur LIWill-III p. 16, Putur ibid. p. 68; 1538 Petyr BarnstapleBap p. 1; 1543 Peter ibid. p. 3; 1544 Peter ibid. p. 4; 1545 Peter ibid. p. 4; 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; 1555 Peter ibid. p. 9; 1557 Peter BEmar-vol1 p. 5, ProcSuf-vol3 p. 265; 1558 Peter SaxhamSf p. 130; 1560 Peter BEmar-vol2 p. 53, BarnstapleBap p. 10, StMary-Ke p. v; 1561 Peter BarnstapleBap p. 11, Petter DEmar-vol1 p. 80; 1563 Peter COmar-vol2 p. 47; 1565 Peter BEmar-vol2 p. 128; 1568 Peter OrpingtonKe p. 3; 1569 Peter StAnthonlin p. 20; 1570 Peter bruton-vol1 p. 39; 1572 Peter StAnthonlin p. 22; 1574 Peter COmar-vol2 p. 70, StAnthonlin p. 23; 1575 Peter bruton-vol1 p. 7; 1576 Peter StAnthonlin p. 25, bruton-vol1 p. 43; 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 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 DEmar-vol2 p. 15, OrpingtonKe p. 8, StAnthonlin p. 32, 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 ibid. p. 20, bruton-vol1 p. 50, Petter DEmar-vol1 p. 86; 1591 Peter COmar-vol2 p. 23; 1592 Peter BEmar-vol2 p. 69, DEmar-vol2 p. 24, bruton-vol1 p. 52, Pierce DEmar-vol2 p. 25; 1593 Peter CAmar-vol1 p. 5, DEmar-vol2 p. 27, OrpingtonKe p. 9; 1594 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 ibid. 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

France

Latin: ● 882 Petrus (nom) InsMacon XIII; 10thC Petri (gen) St-Bernard-Romans no. 114, Petrus (nom) ibid. no. 114; 1029x1033 Petrus (nom) CartStPC XII; 1047 Petri (gen) CartNDSaintes I; 1047x61 Petri (gen) ibid. XX, Petrus (nom) ibid. XX; 1050 Petri (gen) St-Bernard-Romans no. 100; 1060 Petri (gen) CartNDSaintes XIX; 1067 Petrus (nom) ibid. XII; 1079x81 Petro (abl) ibid. XXI; 1082x87 Petrus (nom) St-Bernard-Romans no. 120; 1083 Petri (gen) ibid. no. 119, Petrus (nom) ibid. no. 119; a1108 Petrus (nom) CartStPC XXI; 1115x1149 Petrus (nom) ibid. X; 1121 Petrus (nom) CartNDJosaphat X; 1122–26 Petrus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 3; 1131 Petri (gen) ibid. 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; 1138x62 Petri (gen) ibid. 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; 1151 Petrus (nom) ibid. 23; c1156 Petrus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp XXXII; 1158 Petrus (nom) 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; 1167 Petrus (nom) CartNDSaintes X; c1170 Petri (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXIV; 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; 1200 Petro (abl) ibid. LXXVII, Petrus (nom) ibid. LXXVII; 1201 Petrus (nom) ibid. CVIII; 1203 Petrus (nom) ibid. CXXV; 1204 Petri (gen) ibid. XXVII; 1205 Petri (gen) ibid. XXXIII; 1207 Petrus (nom) ibid. XLII; 1209 Petri (gen) ibid. LII, Petrus (nom) ibid. XLII; 1212 Petri (gen) ibid. XXVIII; 1214 Petrus (nom) ibid. LXXIV; 1217 Petri (gen) ibid. XXXII; 1224 Petri (gen) CartAub; 1226 Petrus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LIX; 1229 Petri (gen) ibid. LXXXII; 1239 Petrus CartAub; 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; 1285 Petri (gen) CartNDdOurscamp VII; 1287 Petrus GasReg-A p. 74; 1300 Petrus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp XXXIX; 1301 Petri (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 203, Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 165, Pierres (nom) ibid. p. 176; 1304 Petrus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXVI; 1310 Petrus (nom) ibid. IX, GasReg-A p. 217; 1313 Petro (abl) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXVIII; 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; 1256 Perroto (abl) ArrestReg-volI V, Candlemas
Old French: ● 1296 Pierre paris1296 p. 2; 1313 Pierre Paris1313 p. 2, Pierres ibid. p. 6; 1327 Pierre lecoy p. 181; ◑ 1133 Pieren (obl) tailliar no. 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: ● 1368 Pierre beauchet-vol1 p. 13; 1387 Pierre ibid. p. 15; 1388 Pierre thierry; 1392 Pierre MemBret-II col. 597, Pierres ibid. col. 598; 1418 Pierre HGParis p. 372; 1421 Pierre favier 9, Pierrey ibid.; 1423 Pierre ibid. 3; 1438 Pierre ibid. p. 267; 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, 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

Germany

Latin: ● 699 Petro (abl) DCEL-2 XI; 905 Petri (gen) HambUrk-vol1 XXVI; 1174 Petrus (nom) quix-vol1 32; 1216 Petrus (nom) hennes-vol1 25; 1219 Petrus (nom) ibid. 42; 1228 Petro (abl) ibid. 74; 1231 Petrus (nom) ibid. 86; 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) ibid. 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

Italy

Latin: ● 1220 Petrus (nom) hennes-vol1 49; 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; 1326 Petri (gen) Friuli-14thC no. 441, Petro (abl) ibid. no. 437, Petrus (nom) ibid. no. 445; 1527 Petri (gen) Rome1527 p. 83, Petro (abl) ibid. p. 84, Petrus (nom) ibid. p. 84; ◑ 1265x1339 Perini (gen) BBC-Berg 336, Petrochi (gen) ibid. 69; 1285 Petrioli (gen) Perugia1285 p. 158, Petrutii (gen) ibid. p. 154; 1326 Petrussii (gen) Friuli-14thC no. 446; 1327 Petrosino (abl) ibid. no. 450; 1527 Peretus (nom) Rome1527 p. 83

Malta

Latin: ● 1499 Petro (dat) Attard1499 p. 116

The Netherlands

Latin: ● 1235 Petrus (nom) hennes-vol1 93
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.

Scotland

Latin: ● a1177 Petro (abl) CartNBer 3

Spain

Latin: ● 1487 Petri (gen) carbonell 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
Catalan: ● 1510 Pedro valencia1510 3166, Pere ibid. 3145, Pero ibid. 1563; ◑ 1510 Perot valencia1510 3570, Perucho ibid. 3807
Spanish: ● 1376 Pedro SanzSerrano; 1495 Pedro montalvo; 1496 Pero olite1496 p. 171, Petri ibid. p. 173; 1540 Pedro SanzSerrano; 1567 Pedro ibid., Pero ibid.

Sweden

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

Switzerland

Latin: ● 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); ◑ 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)

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