Petter (given name)

Petter

Gender	Male
Language(s)	Norwegian, Swedish
Name day	29 June (Norway) [1]
Origin
Region of origin	Scandinavia
Other names
Related names	Per, Peter, Peder, Pelle, Pehr, Pär, Pälle

Petter is a predominantly Scandinavian masculine given name, found mostly in Norway and Sweden and to a much lesser extent in Denmark. ^[1] It is a cognate of the name Peter. ^[2]

Individuals bearing the name Petter include:

• Petter (rapper) (born 1974), Swedish rapper
• Petter Andersen (born 1974), Norwegian speed skater
• Petter Andersson (born 1985), Swedish footballer
• Petter Augustsson (born 1980), Swedish footballer
• Petter Belsvik (born 1967), Norwegian footballer and coach
• Petter Jakob Bjerve (1913–2004), Norwegian economist, statistician and politician
• Petter Bjørheim (born 1965), Norwegian politician
• Petter Bruer Hanssen (born 1986), Norwegian footballer
• Petter Dass (c. 1647–1707), Norwegian Lutheran priest and poet
• Petter Eide (born 1959), Norwegian politician
• Petter Eldh (born 1983), Swedish jazz bass player and composer
• Petter Eliassen (born 1985), Norwegian cross-country skier
• Petter Emanuelsson (born 1991), Swedish ice hockey player
• Petter Johnsen Ertzgaard (1784–1848), Norwegian politician and military officer
• Petter Fagerhaug (born 1997), Norwegian cyclist
• Petter Fauchald (1930–2013), Norwegian footballer
• Petter Fladeby (born 1961), Danish film sound designer and mixer
• Petter Røste Fossen (born 1991), Norwegian ice hockey player
• Petter Furberg (1923–1999), Norwegian politician
• Petter Furuseth (born 1978), Norwegian footballer
• Petter Gottschalk (born 1950), Norwegian business theorist and professor
• Petter Granberg (born 1992), Swedish ice hockey player
• Petter Graver (1920–1995), Norwegian jurist and diplomat
• Petter Gustafsson (born 1985), Swedish footballer
• Petter Hagberg (alias of Brita Hagberg; 1756– 1825), Swedish woman who disguised herself as a man served as a soldier in the Swedish Army during the Russo-Swedish War
• Petter Hansen, Norwegian ten-pin bowler
• Petter Hansson (born 1976), Swedish footballer
• Petter Hansson (born 1996), Swedish ice hockey player
• Petter Hemming (born 1999), Finnish footballer
• Petter Henriksen (born 1949), Norwegian musician and publisher
• Petter Hol (1883–1981), Norwegian gymnast
• Petter Hugsted (1921–2000), Norwegian ski jumper
• Petter Jamvold (1899–1961), Norwegian sport sailor
• Petter Jansen (born 1955), Norwegian businessman
• Petter Karlsson (born 1977), Swedish rock instrumentalist and singer (Therion, Diablo Swing Orchestra, Snowy Shaw)
• Petter Adolf Karsten (1834–1917), Finnish mycologist
• Petter Kristiansen (alias Katastrofe; born 1989), Norwegian singer-songwriter
• Petter Larsen (1890–1946), Norwegian sport sailor
• Petter Lennartsson (born 1988), Swedish footballer
• Petter Lie (1835–1917), Norwegian sailor and fisherman
• Petter Lindström (1907–2000), Swedish-American neurosurgeon and former husband of actress Ingrid Bergman
• Petter Løvik (1949–2007), Norwegian politician
• Petter Martinsen (1887–1972), Norwegian gymnast
• Petter Mejlænder (born 1952), Norwegian journalist, author and translator
• Petter Menning (born 1987), Swedish sprint canoer
• Petter Meyer (born 1985), Finnish footballer
• Petter Moe-Johansen (also known as P. Petter Moe-Johansen; 1882–1952), Norwegian newspaper editor and politician
• Petter Moen (1901–1944), Norwegian Resistance member during WWII
• Petter Vaagan Moen (born 1984), Norwegian footballer
• Petter Morottaja (born 1982), Finnish Inari Sámi language author
• Petter Myhre (born 1972), Norwegian footballer
• Petter Næss (born 1960), Norwegian actor and film director
• Petter Nilssen (1869–1939), Norwegian master watchmaker and politician
• Petter Nome (born 1954), Norwegian journalist and television presenter
• Petter Northug (born 1986), Norwegian cross-country skier
• Petter Øgar (born 1953), Norwegian physician and civil servant
• Petter Olsen (born 1948), Norwegian businessman
• Petter Mathias Olsen (born 1998), Norwegian footballer
• Petter Olson (born 1991), Swedish decathlete
• Petter Øverby (born 1992), Norwegian handball player
• Petter Mørland Pedersen (born 1984), Norwegian sport sailor
• Petter Pettersson (born 1939), Norwegian writer journalist
• Petter Pettersson Jr. (1911–1984), Norwegian politician
• Petter Pilgaard (born 1980), Norwegian television personality
• Petter Planke (born 1937), Norwegian businessman
• Petter Carl Reinsnes (1904–1976), Norwegian politician
• Petter Rönnquist (born 1973), Swedish ice hockey player
• Petter Rudi (born 1973), Norwegian footballer
• Petter Salsten (born 1965), Norwegian ice hockey player, coach and sports official
• Petter Schjerven (born 1967), Norwegian television host
• Petter Schramm (1946–2014), Norwegian poet
• Petter Sevel (born 1974), Norwegian footballer
• Petter Christian Singsaas (born 1972), Norwegian footballer
• Petter Skarheim (born 1962), Norwegian civil servant
• Petter Solberg (born 1974), Norwegian rally and rallycross driver
• Petter Solli (born 1966), Norwegian footballer
• Petter Steen Jr. (born 1962), Norwegian politician
• Petter Stenborg (1719–1781), Swedish actor and theater director
• Petter Stordalen (born 1962), Norwegian businessman
• Petter Strand (born 1994), Norwegian footballer
• Petter Stymne (born 1983), Swedish swimmer
• Petter C. G. Sundt (1945–2007), Norwegian shipping magnate and businessman
• Petter Tande (born 1985), Norwegian Nordic combined skier
• Petter Thoresen (born 1961), Norwegian ice hockey player and coach
• Petter Thoresen (born 1966), Norwegian orienteer
• Petter Thomassen (1941–2003), Norwegian politician
• Petter Vågan (born 1982), Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• Petter Vennerød (1948–2021), Norwegian film director
• Petter Villegas (born 1975), Ecuadorian-American footballer

References

1. "Norwegian Name Days". Nordic Names. 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
2. "Petter". Behind the Name. 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2020.