Petre

See also: petre and pêtre

English

Etymology

From a medieval spelling variant of Peter.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpiːtə/
• Homophone: Peter

Proper noun

Petre

1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. An English barony.
3. (rare) A male given name from Ancient Greek, mostly transferred back from the surname.

Anagrams

• Peret, Peter, Prete, peert, peter, repet.

Latin

Proper noun

Petre

1. vocative singular of Petrus

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Petrè m

1. locative singular of Pẽtras (“Peter”)

Romanian

Alternative forms

• Petru

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Πετρος (Petros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra) (compare piatră).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Petre m (genitive/dative lui Petre)

1. a male given name from Ancient Greek