Peter (surname)

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Peter is a surname which is also a common masculine given name (see here). It is derived, via Latin "petra", from the Greek word πέτρος (petros) meaning "stone" or "rock".[1]

List of people[]

  • Babett Peter (born 1988), German football (soccer) player
  • Daniel Peter (1836–1919), Swiss chocolatier and inventor of milk chocolate

References[]

  1. ^ "MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Peter". Archived from the original on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
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