Baby name
Pieter
/PEE · tur/
Meaning
“Rock”
Dutch form of Peter, from Greek 'Petros' meaning rock, used predominantly in Netherlands and Belgian Flemish regions.
How it ages.
Pieter maintains steady presence in Dutch and Afrikaans-speaking regions with regional rooting.
The cultural moment.
Netherlands and Belgium show Pieter in consistent top-30, South Africa shows strong usage in Afrikaans communities, rare internationally.