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What does Pete mean?
Pete 
▼ as a name for boys is of Greek derivation, and Pete means "rock". Pete is a version of Peter (Greek): version of Petros.
STARTS WITH Pe-
Variations
VARIANT Piet
RELATED FORMS VIA PETER Par, Peder, Pedro, Pekka, Per, Petar, Petr, Petre, Petros, Petrov, Pierce▲, Piero, Pierre, Pieter, Pietro, Piotr, Pyotr
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Pete Banks (P.B.), ..
How popular is Pete?
Pete is a very prominent first name for males (#365 out of 1220, Top 30%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#7147 out of 150436, Top 5%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Pete reached its apex rank of #194 in the U.S. during the years 1900-1909, but is not in the Top 1000 currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Pete listed in the Top 2000 are Pedro (#391 VIA LATEST LIST), Per, Peter (#211), Pierce (#491), Pierre (#1050) and Pietro. Other variants, like Petrov, are seldom used. Usage of these relations of Pete was at its peak during 1950-1959 (MEDIAN #948) and is now much lower (#1163, ▼67.3%), with forms like Pete becoming less stylish. Pierce is the most chic name for newborns here.
Similar Names
Pete▼ is alike in pronunciation to Pat▼ and Pitt. Other recommended sound-alike names are Arte, Clete, Feste, Jette, Nate, Pace, Page, Paten, Pats, Peak, Peal, Peale, Peel, Peele, Peer, Peleh, Pell, Pen, Penn, Pepe, Perce, Perez, Perl, Petuel, Pike, Pope, Pyke and Tate▲. These names tend to be less frequently used than Pete.
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