Петър

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), a capitalization of πέτρος (pétros, “rock, stone”). Formally means "stoic, hard as rock".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpɛtɐr]

Proper noun

Пе́тър • (Pétǎr) m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Peter
    Synonym: Ка́мен (Kámen)

Declension
Declension of Пе́тър
singular
indefinite Пе́тър
Pétǎr
definite —
vocative form Пе́тре
Pétre

References
  • Илчев, Стефан (1969) “Петър”, in Речник на личните и фамилни имена у българите [Dictionary of Bulgarian Personal and Family Names] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, pages 392–393
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