Peter
Peter comes from the Greek "Petros," meaning stone or rock — a translation of the Aramaic "Cephas." In the New Testament, Jesus named Simon "Peter" — saying, "On this rock I will build my church." Peter has been in the US top 100 every year from 1880 to 2015. Peter (the painter Peter Paul Rubens, 1577-1640) gave the name artistic weight. Peter (the physicist Peter Higgs, 1929-2024, who predicted the Higgs boson and won the Nobel Prize in 2013) gave the name scientific weight. The nickname Pete (as in Pete Rose) is one of the most natural in English. Peter is a male name of Greek origin that means "Stone, rock". Serious, patrician, and historic. The name sounds solid. Peters tend to be steady. US top 100 from 1880-2015. Now top 250. Well-known people named Peter include Saint Peter (apostle), Peter Paul Rubens (painter), Peter Higgs (physicist), Peter (Greek name). Common variations and related forms of Peter include Pedro (Spanish), Pietro (Italian), Pierre (French), Piotr (Russian), Pete (nickname).