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'''Peter''' is a popular male [[given name]]. It comes from the Greek word ''πετρος'' (petros) meaning "rock".
'''Peter''' could refer to the following:
* [[Peter (name)]], the name itself.
== People ==
The following people are known primarily by the name ''Peter'':
===Religion===
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* [[Saint Peter]] (-68), Jesus' disciple <!--if the first s were anything else but an s sound then an s after the apostrophe would be appropriate-->
* [[Petrus Diaconus|Peter the Deacon]] (-605), a confidant of Pope Gregory I and rector of Sicily, and a few others
* [[Peter the Deacon (chronicler)]] (-c.1140), "the Librarian" (''Bibliothecarius'')
* Peter, bishop of [[Archdiocese of Zaragoza|Zaragoza]] (Spain) in 1112
* Peter, a companion in martyrdom of [[Berard of Carbio]] (-1220)
* Saint [[Peter of Verona]] (1206-1252), also known as [[Peter Martyr]]
* [[Peter of Auvergne]] (- after 1310), scholastic philosopher
* Saint [[Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow]] (-1326)
* [[Peter of Aquila]] (-1361), Italian Franciscan theologian and bishop
* [[Peter of Bergamo]] (-1482), Dominican theologian
* Saint [[Peter the Aleut]] (-1815?), Eastern Orthodox Christian martyr in California
* [[Pope Peter II]] (several antipopes, 20th century)
* Saint [[Peter Nolasco]] (1189 – 1256), a Catholic Catalan saint
===Other persons===
* [[Peter (usurper)]] (sixth century), Roman general
* [[Peter (Byzantine General)]] (-602), Byzantine General and brother of Emperor Maurice
* [[Peter (floruit 926)]], Roman consul
* [[Peter I of Bulgaria]], (-970), emperor of Bulgaria
* [[Peter, Duke of the Romans]] (11th century), Roman consul
* [[Peter of Maricourt]] = Peter Peregrinus (13th century), writer on magnetism and astrolabes
* [[Peter I of Russia]] (1672-1725), the first Russian emperor
* [[Peter (actor)]] (1952), the stage name of Shinnosuke Ikehata, a Japanese dancer and actor who appeared in Akira Kurosawa's ''Ran''
* Dr. [[Laurence J. Peter]] (1919 - 1990), Canadian educator and writer, known for the [[Peter principle]].
==Other uses==
* The [[Peter principle]]: "In a Hierarchy Every Employee Tends to Rise to His Level of Incompetence," coined by Dr. [[Laurence J. Peter]].
* [[Peter (short story)|''Peter'' (short story)]], a 1892 short story by Willa Cather
* [[Peter (album)|''Peter'' (album)]], a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip
* [[Peter, the Lord's cat]], a cat who lived at Lord's Cricket Ground in London
== See also ==
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