Peter

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Do you like Peter for a little boy? DGF's name so does also have meaning to us.

It is my sons middle name, after his grandad. We like it too and it goes well with his first name

Sorry, not a fan! Also American slang for penis, if that bothers you?

Unless her surname is 'Pecker' don't think it's a problem...

I adore the name Peter. Maybe it's because of reading Narnia as a child but has associations of strength, virtue, leadership etc to me.

I love the name Peter, I would have used it had I had a boy.

I love it, and would be really pleased to see it on a little one. Peter Pan, Narnia, Peter Rabbit references are all wonderful (you could get given a lot of name-related gifts for a newborn Peter!)

Sorry but its terribly dull

NB Im saddled with an old fashioned dull name .

Yes, love it.

Really awful. Quite a weak dated name

I really like it and have done for quite a while. Don't know any boys with the name yet.

Great, strong, classic name. I am a fan of both Peter and Pete.

Love it!

Peter is an easy name for small boys to spell and it's traditional, with Biblical connotations - if that's your interest/inclination - and it isn't all that common. There are variations of Peter in French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian as well. HTH

Yes, lovely name.
Ticks all my boxes when thinking about 'good' names

Lovely name and not very common which is good!

Absolutely hate the name Peter. Weak and ineffectual.

No :( it makes me feel old

Not old enough yet to be cool I don't think. But lovely as a family middle 😃.

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I like it. Also like Pete. My elderly neighbour is a Pete and he's brilliant so it has positive associations for me.

I'm nearly 40 and know quite a few Peters and Petes my age.

Hadn't heard it for ages and actually really like it

Where on earth is the word weak coming from here? It means rock! Saint Peter, Peter the Great, Peter O'Toole, Peter Ustinov, any number of other famous Peters, none of them weak characters. Great name, I'd be delighted to see it making a comeback.

My opinion is that yes it was dull about 40-50 + years ago @Quicklittlenamechange bit nowerdays it’s very refreshing sounding and totally underused. I know one little “Peter” and his name actually really stands out as being special in amongst all the “Alfie”, “Albie” and “Archie”s. I think sometimes I often forget that names sound totally different to the next generation. To them, names like “Alfie” will be dull, whereas at first to me it sounded fresh and new

Peter is definitely due a comeback @lessness please use it! Although I’m slightly jealous I didn’t pick it.

Love it. Know several - some Peter, others Pete. Good solid meaning.
Friends have a little boy called Peter and he's gorgeous.

I love it. Can’t use it as it’s DH’s business partner’s name!

Gaspode, it does sound weak somehow though! Must just be something about the sound? I always think of it as a weak name too.

it might be the mental connection with something 'petering out'.