Pieter

Pieter
PronunciationDutch: [ˈpitər]
Gendermale
Language(s)Dutch
Origin
Word/nameGreek
Meaningrock
Region of originThe Netherlands, Belgium
Other names
Related namesPiet, Dieter, Peter, Pierre, Pete, Pietro, Piotr, Petr, Petar, Peder

Pieter is a male given name, the Dutch form of Peter.[1] The name has been one of the most common names in the Netherlands for centuries, but since the mid-twentieth century its popularity has dropped steadily, from almost 3000 per year in 1947 to about 100 a year in 2016.[2]

Some of the better known people with this name are below. See All pages with titles beginning with Pieter for a longer list.

  1. ^ Behind the Name: Pieter
  2. ^ Pieter at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands