Petar
- Meaning:
- Rock, stone
- Origin:
- Greek
About the name Petar
The Croatian form of Peter, from Greek 'rock'. St. Peter the Apostle is its patron; King Petar Krešimir IV was among the most powerful medieval Croatian rulers.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- June 29 (sv. Petar i Pavao)
- Nicknames:
- Pero, Perica
Popularity with newborns
- Boys · 2025 · 360 births · #7 that year
Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.
People with this name in Croatia
24,119 people in Croatia are called Petar, according to the 2021 census. That is #16 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Petar is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Petar
- Petar Zrinski — 17th-century Ban of Croatia, executed for the Magnate conspiracy
- Petar Preradović — Romantic poet and general
- Petar Hektorović — Renaissance poet from the island of Hvar
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.