Peterとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈpiːtə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpitɚ/, [ˈpʰitɚ], [ˈpʰiɾɚ]
• 韻: -iːtə(ɹ)
• 異形同音異義語: PETA, pita (Received 発音), peter

固有名詞

Peter (複数形 Peters)

1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
   • 1911 J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan, Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1993, Chapter I

     She knew of no Peter, and yet he was here and there in John and Michael's minds, while Wendy's began to be scrawled all over with him. The name stood out in bolder letters than any of the other words, and as Mrs Darling gazed she felt that it had an oddly cocky appearance.

   • 1933 Eleanor Farjeon, Over the Garden Wall,Faber and Faber 1933, page 90 ("Boys' Names")

     What splendid names for boys there are! / There's Carol like a rolling car, / And Martin like a flying bird, / And Adam like the Lord's First Word, / And Raymond like the Harvest Moon, / And Peter like a piper's tune,

2. The leading Apostle in the New Testament.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 16:18:

     And I say unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church;

3. (biblical) The epistles of Peter in the New Testament of the Bible, 1 Peter and 2 Peter attributed to St. Peter.

   Synonym: (abbreviation) Pet.

4. A surname originating as a patronymic.

派生語

関連する語

• given name variants: Peers, Percy, Pete, Petey, Pierce, Piers
• feminine forms: Peta, Petra

参考

• Petrock
• Petronella

アナグラム

• Peret, Petre, Prete, peert, petre, repet.