Pete - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Pete \p(e)-te\ is a variant of Peter (Greek), and the meaning of Pete is "rock".

The baby name Pete sounds like Bede, Pat, Piet and Pitt. Other similar baby names are Pepe, Petre and Petr.

Pete is a very common first name for men (#365 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#5525 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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