Peters

See also: peters and Peter's

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Peters (countable and uncountable, plural Peterses)

1. An English surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name Peter.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California.
   2. A township in Kingman County, Kansas.
   3. An unincorporated community in Casco Township, St. Clair County, Michigan.
   4. A township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
   5. A township in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
   6. An unincorporated community in Austin County, Texas.

Derived terms

• Gall-Peters projection
• Petersburg

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Peters

1. plural of Peter

Anagrams

• Pretes, pester, pestre, pre-set, preset, serpet

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Peeters

Etymology

From Peter +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeː.tərs/

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• Hyphenation: Pe‧ters
• Rhymes: -eːtərs

Proper noun

Peters

1. a surname

German

Etymology

Borrowed from German Low German [Term?] patronymic surname derived from the given name Peter.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Peters m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Peters' or (with an article) Peters, feminine genitive Peters, plural Peters or Petersens)

1. a surname transferred from the given name common in northern Germany

Declension

Declension of Peters [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Peters	(eine)	(die)	Peters	(die)	Peters, Petersens
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Peters', Peters1	(einer)	(der)	Peters	(der)	Peters, Petersens
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Peters	(einer)	(der)	Peters	(den)	Peters, Petersens
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Peters	(eine)	(die)	Peters	(die)	Peters, Petersens

¹With an article.

Proper noun

Peters

1. genitive singular of Peter
2. plural of Peter

Swedish

Proper noun

Peters

1. genitive of Peter

Anagrams

• repets