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Petr (male)

Variants:Peter (M)
Diminutive for:Peter (M)
Pet Name(s):Pét'a (M) Pet'ka (M) Petriček (M) Petrik (M) Petroušek (M) Petulka (M) Petunka (M)
   
Source(s): FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire
The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Czech form of Peter [q.v.], from Greek "a rock" or "a stone".  All the above pet names apply only to the Czech Petr.

The 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire had a very rare occurrence of this abbreviation of Peter.