Petar
/PYEH-tahr/ Slavic Male
Meaning & Origin
Petar is a Slavic name meaning "Stone". It originates from United Arab Emirates, Austria, Bangladesh, BE, BG.
Quick Facts
Language Slavic
Gender Male
Phonetic PYEH-tahr
Pronunciation Tip
Say it as PYEH-tahr. Keep the original Slavic phonetics — don't anglicize the sounds.
Petar in Other Cultures
بطرس (Butrus) /ˈbuːtˤrʊs/
Arabic Pierre /pjɛʁ/
French Peter /ˈpeːtɐ/
German Πέτρος (Petros) /ˈpetros/
Greek צוּר (Tzur) /tsur/
Hebrew शैल (Shail) /ʃɛːl/
Hindi Pietro /ˈpjɛːtro/
Italian 岩男 (Iwao) /iwa.o̞/
Japanese 석 (Seok, 石) /sʰʌ̹k̚/
Korean Piotr /pjɔtr/
Polish Pedro /ˈpeðɾu/
Portuguese Пётр (Pyotr) /ˈpjotr/
Russian + 3 more cultures
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