Petar ( sr, Петар, bg, Петър) is a South Slavic masculine given name, their variant of the Biblical name Petros cognate to

Peter Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

. Derivative forms include Pero,

Pejo Pejo is a masculine given name, a diminutive form of the name Petar. Notable people with the name include: * Pejo Ćošković (born 1952), Bosnian medievalist * Pejo Kuprešak (born 1992), Croatian football player See also * Pajo (given name) P ...

, Pera,

Perica Perica ( sr, Перица, ) is a Croat and Serb given name, used mostly for men but also for women. It is also prevalent as a surname. Perica is a diminutive of Petar, translating to Pete and Peter in English, respectively.''Croatian-English Dictio ...

, Petrica, Periša. Feminine equivalent is

Petra Petra ( ar, ٱلْبَتْرَاء, Al-Batrāʾ; grc, Πέτρα, "Rock", Nabataean Aramaic, Nabataean: ), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu or Raqēmō, is an historic and archaeological city in southern Jordan. It is adjacent to t ...

. People mononymously known as Petar include: *

Petar of Serbia Petar Gojniković or Peter of Serbia ( sr-cyr, Петар Гојниковић, gr, Πέτρος; ca. 870 – 917) was Prince of the Serbs from 892 to 917. He ruled and expanded the First Serbian Principality and won several wars against ...

( – 917), early Prince of the Serbia *

Petar of Duklja Peter of Diokleia or Petar ( sr, Петaр/Petar) was an ''archon'' of Duklja in the 10th century. The only information on him is from a seal found in the 19th century, which is decorated on the observe with a bust of the Virgin Mary holding a med ...

(), early archont in Dioclea *

Petar Krešimir Petar ( sr, Петар, bg, Петър) is a South Slavic masculine given name, their variant of the Biblical name Petros cognate to Peter. Derivative forms include Pero, Pejo, Pera, Perica, Petrica, Periša. Feminine equivalent is Petra. P ...

(died 1074/1075), King of Croatia and Dalmatia * * Notable people with the name are numerous: *

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