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I adore Peter but feel I have to qualify that statement and include "the name" in front of Peter. Therein lies the problem with Peter -- people still use the slang. I've considered Peter myself but with the surname Burns, well, you get the idea of how bad that would be. I'm still glad other people are considering it, though.

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Of your combos, I like:

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Peter Benjamin -- like the flow of this best
Peter Samuel
Peter Silas

Peter is one of my most favorites. I knew the sweetest little three year old boy ever named Peter. I would use it in a heartbeat, if my partner and my mom didn't dislike it. I think it's adorable.

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I love Peter Samuel as a combo, also Peter Louis, Peter Elias, Peter Asa, and Peter Edwin.

My son is Peter, and he was at school with another one, so it does happen. He's 29, and I think he's the youngest Peter I've met, but it's worked very well for him and I'd be glad to see some more.

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Peter Benjamin, Peter Edwin and Peter Timothy could work for me, as could Peter Lewis though not Louis. My son is Peter David Alastair, with the mns given for personal/family reasons.

I like it, and also had an ancestor called Peter. He was Peter Heinrich, which is not at all bad.
It's dropping in popularity here because it was very, very common in the 60s and 70s, but it's still a nice handsome name, imo. Peter Alban and Peter Louis are my favourites from your combos.

I like Peter a lot. It comes and goes out of my top ten. Peter Louis is really handsome, though I think all of your combos are nice.

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Some other ideas:

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Peter August
Peter Basil
Peter Crispin
Peter Darby
Peter Dashiell
Peter Desmond
Peter Ignatius
Peter Killian
Peter Linus
Peter Lucian
Peter Marius
Peter Maximilian
Peter Raphael
Peter Remy
Peter Soren
Peter Thibault
Peter Tobin
Peter Vincent

I love it.

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It is my Dad's name and I would definitely consider using it for a son of mine. It is pretty much always in my top 10. I have known quite a few Peters in my life but it isn't overly popular, just well known.

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Peter Declan Malachy is my combo. Or just Peter Declan. Or sometimes Peter Malachy. I don't usually stray too far there :-p

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My Dad is Peter David which I think is very handsome.

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I really like Peter Alban, Peter Benjamin and Peter Samuel from your list.

I hardly ever hear the name Peter, but I do like it. I only remember meeting one. It is one of those names I would consider using if a particular mood struck me. The only name I'm not so fond of from your combos is Alban. Peter Benjamin, Peter Elias, and Peter Lukas are my favorites.

I know several Peters, admittedly most are in their 30s 40s, but one is only twenty. I'm not very fond of the name myself actually, I just can't bring myself to like the sound.
Still, I don't mind Peter Oliver or Peter Edwin.
ETA: oh, and the nickname Pete always makes me think of a deadbeat dad. I'm not sure why.

This message was edited 11/28/2009, 7:15 PM

God, I've met too many Peters in my life! They have all been handsome and charming as hell, but alas, also total a**holes.
So while Peter in and of itself is a nice name, I've had my heart broken a few too many times by a Peter to truly appreciate the name.

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With that being said, Peter Louis is my favorite of your combos.

Peter's quite handsome -- I've been thinking about it as well.

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Peter Benjamin and Peter Samuel are handsome, though they're far too biblical for my liking.

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Peter Alonso
Peter Aloysius
Peter Alphonse
Peter Anselm
Peter Augustin
Peter Augustus
Peter Balthazar (obliquely biblical)
Peter Cassius
Peter Clement
Peter Eugene
Peter Eustace
Peter Florian
Peter Francis
Peter Frederick
Peter Giles
Peter Hansel
Peter Hugh
Peter Hugo
Peter Ignatius
Peter Johann
Peter Johannes
Peter Julius
Peter Laszlo
Peter Lemuel (biblical, yes, but less recognizably so)
Peter Linus

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I've always thought Peter was a nice name, and recently I've really been liking it. I'd even consider using it. It's just such a nice guy name. I've met/heard of a couple of Peters, but I think it being slang might have kept it down in popularity.

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Peter Benjamin is really nice, even looking at it from an unbiased perspective. Peter Louis, Peter Oliver, and Peter Timothy also appeal to me. My favorite Peter combo so far is Peter Elliott, but I haven't played around with it too much.

This message was edited 11/28/2009, 1:56 PM