Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings Latin : Rock, stone Boy name variations Peter Petey Pietor Pytor Petr Pieter Piotr Pietro Pedro Pierre Piers Pierce Peer Pero Piero Peder Per Pelle Peadair Petrus Peterson Perrin Perkin Perkins Parnell Parle Parkin Parkinson Petrie Petri Petronio Pierson Petò Petúr Pyotr How Popular Is The Name Pete Family name origins & meanings Dutch : variant of Peet 2, or from a pet form of Peter.Hungarian : from a short form of the personal name Péter (see Peter).Altered spelling of Peet 1.Navajo : unexplained. Famous people with this first name Pete Wentz