Петър

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), a capitalization of πέτρος (pétros, “rock, stone”). Formally means "stoic, hard as rock".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛtɐr]

Proper noun

Пе́тър • (Pétǎr) m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Peter

   Synonym: Ка́мен (Kámen)

Declension

Declension of Пе́тър

	singular
indefinite	Пе́тър Pétǎr
definite	—
vocative form	Пе́тре Pétre

References

• Илчев, Стефан (1969) “Петър”, in Речник на личните и фамилни имена у българите [Dictionary of Bulgarian Personal and Family Names] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, pages 392–393