Peer (first name)

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Peer , also Pehr , Per or Pär , is a male given name from the Scandinavian region.

Origin and variants

It is the Nordic version of Peter . The name Peter comes from the Greek and means ( petros ' stone or rock ').

Peer is mainly Norwegian, Pär is Swedish, Per is common.

variants

The common diminutive of the name in Sweden is Pelle .

name day

The name day is August 1st in Scandinavia .

Name bearer

peer

Pehr

By

Pair

Fictional persons (all variants)

  • Peer Gynt , main character in Henrik Ibsen's 1867 dramatic poem

Individual evidence

  1. Pär on www.vornamen-weltweit.de
  2. Per on www.vornamen-weltweit.de