Peeter

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Peeter
GenderMale
Name day 29 June (Estonia) [1]
Origin
Region of originBelgium, Estonia, The Netherlands
Other names
Related names Peep, Peetrus

Peeter is a masculine given name, a cognate of the name Peter. It exists in Estonian, [1] Flemish and Dutch languages. The Flemish/Dutch name may also be written as Pieter and occasionally translated as Peter.

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Notable people with the given name include:

Estonian

Flemish / Dutch

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References

  1. 1 2 "Eesnime Peeter statistika". www.stat.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2 February 2022.