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Peter is a common given name after the disciple of the same name. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ...

Peter could refer to the following:

• Peter (name), the name itself.

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Real people

The following notable people are named Peter:

• Saint Peter (-68), Jesus' disciple
• Peter (Byzantine General) Byzantine General and brother of Emperor Maurice
• Peter I of Russia (1672-1725) The first Russian Emperor
• 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 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)
• Peter (actor) (1952), the stage name of Shinnosuke Ikehata, a Japanese dancer and actor who appeared in Akira Kurosawa's Ran

“St Peter” redirects here. ... Peter († 602 in Constantinople) was a brother of the Byzantine Emperor Maurice, who reigned from 582 to 602 and was a major early Byzantine Ruler. ... Peter the Great or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov (Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич Pyotr I Alekse`yevich, Пётр Великий Pyotr Veli`kiy) (9 June 1672 – 8 February 1725 [30 May 1672–28 January 1725 O.S.][1]) ruled Russia from 7 May (27 April O.S.) 1682 until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his... Peter the Deacon or Petrus Diaconus may refer to: One of the Scythian monks who appeared in 519 before Pope Hormisdas in connexion with the Theopaschite controversy. ... Peter the Deacon (French: ) was the librarian of the abbey of Montecassino and continuator of the Chronicon Monasterii Casinensis, usually called the Montecassino Chronicle in English. ... The Archdiocese of Zaragoza (Latin, Caesaraugustana) is located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Zaragoza, part of the autonomous community of Aragón. ... Saint Berard of Carbio is a thirteenth century saint and martyr. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... The original Peter Martyr was a 13th century Dominican saint. ... Look up Peter, peter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Peter (Пётр in Russian) (? — December 20, 1326) was the Russian metropolitan who moved his see from Vladimir to Moscow. ... Look up Peter, peter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up Peter, peter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Cungagnaq, presumably a native of Kodiak Island (Aleutian Islands). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Peter (or ピーター) (b. ...

Other uses

• Peter is a euphemism for penis (US usage)
• Peter is a euphemism for someone who affects upper-class airs (Tamil usage; see definition in Madras Tamil)
• Peter is used in verb form to refer to diminishment or reduction, to peter out.
• In criminal slang (UK), a peter is a safe

Madras Tamil or Madras bashai (Tamil: மெட்ராஸ் பாஷை), is a type of mixed language spoken in the city of Chennai, India (previously known as Madras). ... A typical home safe. ...

See also

• All pages beginning with Peter

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