Peadar

PAD-ar · Irish form of Peter, “rock”

Peadar is an Irish boy’s name, said PAD-ar, and it means Irish form of Peter, “rock”.

How to say Peadar

Peadar is said PAD-ar, written the way an English speaker would read it. Ulster, Connacht and Munster each put their own turn on a name, so you may hear it said a little differently depending on where you are.

What Peadar means

Peadar means Irish form of Peter, “rock”.

Also written as

Peadar turns up in English with these spellings: Peader.

Names that mean something similar

• Caitlín: Irish form of Katherine
• Éabha: Irish form of Eve
• Eibhlín: Irish form of Eileen / Evelyn
• Eoin: Irish form of John (from Latin Johannes)

More Irish boys’ names

• Pádraig: Irish form of Patrick, “nobleman”
• Rónán: little seal

All Irish names, with meanings and pronunciations · Write Peadar in Ogham · Peadar in the old Gaelic script