The Name Petr
Petr is a male name of Greek origin meaning “stone, rock”. Below are the forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Petr is a male name of Greek origin. Meaning: “stone”. From the Greek Πέτρος, “stone, rock”; it translates the Aramaic nickname Cephas, which Christ gave to the apostle Simon.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Petr |
| Short forms | Petya, Petrusha |
| Affectionate forms | Petenka |
Name days (angel’s day)
| January 3 | St Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow |
| July 8 | Holy Right-Believing Peter and Fevronia of Murom |
| July 12 | Holy Chief Apostles Peter and Paul |
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
Petr, by tradition, is an active, decisive and straightforward man. He is purposeful, good at starting new things and leads others. He can be quick-tempered and impatient. His strength is courage and energy.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Petr («Пётр») in the Russian 1–9 table: П 8 + Ё 7 + Т 2 + Р 9 = 26 → 8. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 8 — power and achievement. Eight is the number of business and money: organising talent, ambition, skill with resources. The weak spot is a domineering streak and measuring life by results.
Vowels give the soul number 7 (analysis and intuition), consonants the personality number 1 (will and leadership). Inner motive: analysis and intuition; outer manner: will and leadership. Such a gap is not bad in itself: others see one side, close people know the other.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): П=80 + Ё=5 + Т=300 + Р=100 = 485, reduced to 8. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
П — wealth of ideas. Plenty of plans, attention to appearance and to what others think, a striving for order.
Other letters: Ё — emotionality; Т — intuition and search; Р — confidence and courage.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 8 is linked with the planet Saturn.
| Planet | Saturn |
| Stones | black pearl, dark sapphire, amethyst |
| Colours | dark grey, dark blue, black |
| Favourable days | Saturday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 8 goes most easily with 2, 4 and 6, and has more friction with 1 and 8.
Goes well with: Anastasiya, Angelina, Vasilisa, Darya, Zoya, Lyubov, Mariya, Matrena, Svetlana, Faina.
More friction with: Alena, Alisa, Alla, Ekaterina, Lidiya, Serafima.
Check a couple precisely: compatibility by name.
Outcome
The name Petr carries the meaning “stone, rock”. Name number 8 — power and achievement; first letter P — wealth of ideas. Inner wishes (analysis and intuition) and outer manner (will and leadership) differ: a person with this name needs close people to see more than what is shown. Name days: January 3, July 8, July 12.