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Peteris

PẼTERIS

Etymology

Cf. Petaris, Pė́teris, Pi̇́etaris, Pi̇́eteris, Pieterỹs (see), Latv. Peters, Pēters ¹. This is surn. from forms of the baptismal name Pẽtras, cf. German Peter, Peters, Petter ².

Feminine FORMS

Peterienė / Peterytė

Pronunciation

/²ˈpʲæːtʲɛrʲɪs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. B. Cталтмане, 1981, с. 203.

2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 462.