Pietari

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros).

• St Petersburg: In Finnish towns named after individuals are often left as is. Compare Mikkeli, Antrea and Loviisa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpie̯tɑri/, [ˈpie̞̯t̪ɑri]
• Rhymes: -ietɑri
• Syllabification^(key): Pie‧ta‧ri

Pietari

1. Peter (biblical character).
   • 1992, The Holy Bible, Matt. 16:18:

     Ja minä sanon sinulle: Sinä olet Pietari, ja tälle kalliolle minä rakennan kirkkoni.

     And I say unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church.

2. a male given name, equivalent to English Peter
   • 1958, Simo Puupponen, Pikku Pietarin piha, WSOY (1972), →ISBN, page 9:

     Pietari oli nimi, jonka äiti oli hänelle vaatimalla vaatinut. Kas kun ei vielä Paavali tai Jeesus, oli isä sanonut, mutta äiti ei ollut antanut periksi vaan saanut Pietarinsa. Jormalainen oli leikkipäällä ollessaan itse näin kertonut.
     Niin kuin Pietarissa nyt olisi jotakin vikaa! Ei sitten mitään vikaa!

     Pietari was the name that his mother had insisted on. What's next, Paavali or Jeesus, had his father said, but his mother had not given in and kept saying Pietari. Jormalainen had himself jocosely told this story.

3. Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia)

   Pietari Suuri perusti Pietarin kaupungin.

   Peter the Great founded the city of Saint Petersburg.

The given name Pekka is regarded in some sources as being derived from Peter the apostle, but it would seem more plausible that Pekka more directly comes from Pekko, the ancient Finnish god of cultivation.

• (male given name): Petri, Petteri; (female given name) Petra; (surnames) Pietarinen, Pietarila
• (apostle): Pietarin kirje, pietaryrtti
• (St Petersburg): pietarilainen

• (surnames) Pietikäinen, Pietilä, Pietiläinen, Pärssinen