Coincides with the French verb for 'fart', péter. Not joking, if you don't believe it, google it.Edit: why are people down voting my comment? Just because you don't like a fact doesn't mean it's a lie. Go to google translate, put Peter into the French side and watch as it translates to "to fart".
According to Merriam Webster:Peter (verb) Pe·ter | \ ˈpē-tər 1 : to diminish gradually and come to an end : GIVE OUT —usually used with out2 : to become exhausted —usually used with outhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Peter.
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The name is Greek and derives from ΠΕΤΡΑ = stone. Exists in contemporary Greek, too.
Peter is actually a Hebrew word, it means "to be the first to breach the womb", in other words, first-born. It can also be associated with the verb which means "to solve, to resolve, to be a solution".
Edit: why are people down voting my comment? Just because you don't like a fact doesn't mean it's a lie. Go to google translate, put Peter into the French side and watch as it translates to "to fart".