Norwegian

Proper noun

Petter

1. A male given name, variant of Peter.

Related terms

• (male given names) Peder, Peer, Per, Peter
• Pettersen

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 10 139 males with the given name Petter living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 19th century and a smaller peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.

Swedish

Proper noun

Petter

1. A male given name, variant of Peter.

English

Noun

petter ‎(plural petters)

1. (rare) One who pets.
   • 1953, Ernest Watson Burgess, Paul Wallin, Engagement and marriage

     ... 36) are good sports 37) have a good sense of humor 38) are not sissies 39) do not try to neck on the first date 40) are not routine petters...

   • 2007, George Philip, Cowboy life: the letters of George Philip

     I was always a petter of my horses, teaching them to do some minor tricks.