Pieter Explained
| Pieter |
| Pronunciation: | in Dutch; Flemish ˈpitər/ |
| Language: | Dutch |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning: | rock |
| Region: | The Netherlands, Belgium |
| Origin: | Greek |
| Related Names: | Piet, Dieter, Peter, Pierre, Pete, Pietro, Piotr, Petr, Petar, Peder |
Pieter is a male given name, the Dutch form of Peter.[1] The name has been one of the most common names in the Netherlands for centuries, but since the mid-twentieth century its popularity has dropped steadily, from almost 3000 per year in 1947 to about 100 a year in 2016.[2]
Some of the better known people with this name are below. See for a longer list.
- Pieter de Coninck (?-1332), Flemish revolutionary
- Pieter van der Moere (c. 1480–1572), Flemish Franciscan missionary in Mexico known as "Pedro de Gante"
- Pieter Coecke van Aelst (1502–1550), Flemish artist, architect, and author
- Pieter Aertsen (1508–1575), Dutch Mannerist painter
- Pieter Pourbus (1523–1584), Netherlandish painter, sculptor, draftsman and cartographer
- Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c 1525–1569), Netherlandish painter
- Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser (1540–1596), Dutch navigator who mapped the southern sky
- Pieter Platevoet (1552–1622), Dutch-Flemish astronomer and cartographer better known as "Petrus Plancius"
- Pieter Pauw (1564–1617), Dutch botanist
- Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564–1633), Netherlandish painter
- Pieter Both (1568–1615), first Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
- Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581–1647), Dutch historian, poet and playwright
- Pieter Lastman (1583–1633), Dutch painter of historical and biblical scenes
- Pieter de Carpentier (1586–1659), Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1623–27
- Pieter Nuyts (1598–1655), Dutch explorer, diplomat, and politician
- Pieter Claesz (1597–1660), Dutch still life painter
- Pieter Jansz Saenredam (1597–1665), Dutch painter of interiors
- Pieter van Laer (1599–1642), Dutch painter and printmaker
- Pieter de Grebber (c.1600–1653), Dutch Golden Age painter
- Pieter Post (1608–1669), Dutch architect
- Pieter Stuyvesant (later Peter) (c.1611–1672), Dutch Director-General of New Netherland 1647–64
- Pieter van der Faes (1618–1680), Dutch portrait painter in England known as "Peter Lely"
- Pieter Boel (1626–1674), Flemish still life and animal painter
- Pieter de Hooch (1629–1684), Dutch genre painter
- Pieter Leermans (1635-1706), Dutch painter
- Pieter van der Aa (1659–1733), Dutch publisher of maps and atlases
- Pieter Burmann the Elder (1668–1741), Dutch classical scholar
- Pieter van Musschenbroek (1692–1761), Dutch scientist and inventor
- Pieter Teyler van der Hulst (1702–1778), Dutch merchant and banker (of Teyler's Museum)
- Pieter Burmann the Younger (1714–1778), Dutch philologist
- Pieter Hellendaal (1721–1799), Dutch composer, organist and violinist
- Pieter van Maldere (1729–1768), South-Netherlandish violinist and composer
- Pieter Boddaert (1730–1795), Dutch physician and naturalist
- Pieter Gerardus van Overstraten (1755–1801), Governor-general of the Dutch East Indies 1796–1801
- Pieter Maurits Retief (1780–1838), South African Voortrekker leader
- Pieter Harting (1812–1885), Dutch biologist and naturalist
- Pieter de Decker (1812–1891), Prime Minister of Belgium 1855–57
- Pieter Bleeker (1819–1878), Dutch medical doctor, ichthyologist, and herpetologist
- Pieter Oyens (1842–1894), Dutch painter
- Pieter Cort van der Linden (1846–1935), Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1913–18
- Pieter Jelles Troelstra (1860–1930), Dutch socialist politician and republican
- Pieter Zeeman (1865–1943), Dutch physicist and Nobel laureate
- Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan (1872–1944), Dutch abstract painter
- Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (1885–1961), Prime Minister of the Netherlands in exile, 1940–45
- Pieter Geyl (1887–1966), Dutch historian
- Pieter Willem Botha (1916–2006), President of South Africa 1978–89
- Pieter Kooijmans (1933–2013), Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs (1973–77, 1993–94)
- Pieter van Vollenhoven (born 1939), the husband of princess Margriet of The Netherlands
- Pieter Aspe (1953–2021), Belgian crime fiction writer
- Pieter Hoekstra (born 1953), Dutch-American politician and diplomat
- Pieter De Crem (born 1962), Belgian Minister of Defence 2007–14
- Pieter Wispelwey (born 1962), Dutch cellist
- Pieter Smit (1963–2018), Dutch politician
- Pieter Timmermans, Belgian businessman
- Pieter Huistra (born 1967), Dutch footballer and football coach
- Pieter van den Hoogenband (born 1978), Dutch freestyle swimmer
- Pieter Weening (born 1981), Dutch road bicycle racer
- Pieter Timmers (born 1988), Belgian freestyle swimmer
See also
References
- http://www.behindthename.com/name/pieter Behind the Name: Pieter
- https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Pieter Pieter
