Petera
The Māori form of Peter, from Greek meaning "stone" or "rock".
Meaning and origin
Petera is how Māori speakers adapted the name Peter, which arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand with European settlement.
How to pronounce Petera
| Māori (New Zealand) | peh-TEH-rah /peˈte.ɾa/ |
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