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

A surname.
An English barony.
(rare) A male given name, mostly transferred back from the surname.

Anagrams

Peret, Peter, Prete, peert, peter

Latin

Proper noun

Petre ?

vocative singular of Petrus

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Petre m

locative form of Petras.

Romanian

Alternative forms

Petru

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Petre m (genitive/dative lui Petre)

A male given name.

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