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Petre¹

  • /ˈpiːtə/ UK

Sounds like Peter

Where it comes from

From a medieval spelling variant of Peter.

proper noun

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. An English barony.
  3. rare A male given name from Ancient Greek, mostly transferred back from the surname.

petre²

  • /ˈpiːtə(ɹ)/

Sounds like peter, Peter

noun

  1. archaic, uncountable saltpetre Oats are much assisted by the application of petre[…]

petre³

  • /ˈpɛt.ɹiː/

noun

  1. abbreviation, clipping, uncountable Clipping of pet regression

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"petre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/petre. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

petre. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/petre

Chicago

"petre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/petre.

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@misc{petre_2026,
  title = {petre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/petre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}