Names like Peter

[name]Hi[/name] everyone. I need some advice. We’ve got a bunch of girl names we like, but boys are harder. [name]Peter[/name] encompasses everything I love about boys names. It also happens to be my brothers name, so we are debating whether or not to use it. What names can you come up with that have the same feel/style. Thanks

[name]Paul[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Richard[/name]
[name]Frank[/name]
[name]Charles[/name]
[name]David[/name]
[name]Mark[/name]
[name]Nathan[/name]
[name]Timothy[/name]
[name]Gregory[/name]
[name]Jeffrey[/name]

Maybe a variant of [name]Peter[/name]:

[name]Piers[/name]
[name]Pierce[/name]
[name]Pierre[/name]
[name]Pietro[/name]

Or:

[name]Steven[/name] / [name]Stephen[/name]
[name]Lawrence[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Simon[/name] ([name]Simon[/name] was renamed [name]Peter[/name])
[name]Philip[/name]
[name]Miles[/name]
[name]Mark[/name]
[name]George[/name]
[name]Calvin[/name]

What is it that appeals to you about the name [name]Peter[/name]? Here are some ideas you may like:

That -ter ending:
[name]Dexter[/name]
[name]Baxter[/name]

The E sound:
[name]Eli[/name]
[name]Keegan[/name]
[name]Keifer[/name]
Bealer

A name that rhymes with [name]Peter[/name]:
[name]Jeter[/name]

Good luck!

I love [name]Peter[/name]! He’s a bit soft, refined, classic, wise, straight-and-to-the-point. No frills. Soft, but all guy. :slight_smile: [name]Peter[/name] was my first favorite boys’ name. :slight_smile:

Stylistically, I’m really not sure what I would pair with it. I know the names I really liked alongside [name]Peter[/name] ([name]Jonathan[/name], the Welsh [name]Bryn[/name], [name]Landon[/name], [name]Micah[/name], etc.)–but they all are quite a different style than [name]Peter[/name], with the exception of [name]Jonathan[/name], which stylistically would be a good fit, I think, but isn’t so straight-and-to-the-point. [name]Nathaniel[/name] and [name]Jonas[/name] also come to mind, and maybe [name]Oliver[/name] or [name]Oscar[/name]?

Sorry if I’m not much help–hopefully some of the other Berries will have some good ideas!

[name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Mark[/name]
[name]Richard[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name]

Something like that perhaps? [name]Peter[/name] is such a lovely name.

I love [name]Peter[/name]!

I also love [name]Francis[/name]/[name]Frank[/name], [name]Thomas[/name] & [name]John[/name]

I’m not sure if anything connects them besides my love for them, but those are my suggestions

I love [name]Peter[/name]! I think it’s a great name!

[name]David[/name]
[name]Francis[/name]
[name]Linus[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Julian[/name]
[name]Reuben[/name]
[name]Victor[/name]
[name]Vincent[/name]
[name]George[/name]
[name]Charles[/name]
[name]Louis[/name]
[name]Walter[/name]
[name]Martin[/name]
[name]Howard[/name]
[name]Timothy[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Aaron[/name]
[name]Adam[/name]
[name]Alan[/name]
[name]Richard[/name]
[name]Robert[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name]

I have always loved [name]Peter[/name] too! Similar feel for me:

[name]Timothy[/name]
[name]Philip[/name]
[name]Stephen[/name]

I would have used [name]Peter[/name] if my husband hadn’t vetoed it.

[name]Ronald[/name]
[name]Wayne[/name]
[name]Daniel[/name]
[name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Wade[/name]
[name]Dennis[/name]
[name]Carl[/name]
[name]John[/name]
[name]Luke[/name]
[name]Bruce[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]Donald[/name]
[name]Vincent[/name]
[name]Michael[/name]
[name]Glenn[/name]
[name]Jack[/name]
[name]Byron[/name]

There are lots of Peters in my family tree and some of the siblings include:

[name]James[/name]
[name]Robert[/name]
[name]David[/name]
[name]William[/name]

They all have the same traditional, strong feel as [name]Peter[/name] I think.