Peter Paul is a male
double name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
honouring Saints
Peter and
Paul. It may be treated as a single
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
or as a first-name
middle-name
In various cultures, a middle name is a portion of a personal name that is written between the person's first given name and their surname.
A middle name is often abbreviated and is then called middle initial or just initial.
A person may be ...
combination (in which case the bearer may go by a form of "Peter" — or "Paul" — rather than the double name). The corresponding
name day is
29 June
Events Pre-1600
* 226 – Cao Rui succeeds his father as emperor of the Kingdom of Wei.
* 1149 – Raymond of Poitiers is defeated and killed at the Battle of Inab by Nur ad-Din Zangi.
* 1194 – Sverre is crowned King of Norway ...
, the
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul. The equivalent name in other languages is likewise a juxtaposition of the equivalents of the names ''
Peter'' and ''
Paul''; in some languages the pair may be hyphenated (as
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
''
Pierre-Paul'') or written solid (as
Italian ''
Pierpaolo''; ''Pier Paolo'' and ''Pietro Paolo'' are also found in Italian).
People with the name(s) include:
*