Peter = A RockPeople often ask me about - what does my name mean.Sometimes, I also ask other peoples if his or her name means something.These are not important but it is good to know about each other in our cultures of mankind.For my friends who want to know, the meanings of (Western) given names:
Men’s Names (P)
Patrick: (Latin) Noble or patrician
Paul: (Latin) Small
Percy: (Old French) Persius’ estate
Peregrine: (Wanderer; stranger
Peter: (Greek) A rock
Philbert: (Germanic) Very, bright
Phillip: (Greek) Lover of horses
Pierre: (Greek-French) A rock
Prescott: (Old English) Priest’s cottage
Women’s Names (P)
Pamela: (Greek) All honey
Pansy: (Greek) From the flower pansy
Patricia: (Latin) Noble or patrician
Paula, Pauline: (Latin) Small
Pearl: (Old French) A pearl
Peggy: (Greek) Pearl
Penelope: (Greek) Weaver
Phoebe: (Greek) Bright
Phyllis: (Greek) A green leaf or bough
Priscilla: (Latin) The ancient
Prudence: (Latin) the discreet or prudent person
Picture: http://blog.oregonlive.com/terryrichard/2007/08/large_TR.ThunderRock.JPG
Source: Smith, Elsdon C. “Vocabulary of Given Names.” The World Book Dictionary. 1968.
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