Whenever I think of Peeta, I think of pita bread! And he's even a baker, too!! :) So maybe a name that doesn't have me saying "(bread)" every time I hear it would've been better...Peeta (bread) Peeta (bread) Peeta (bread) Peeta (bread)....you can see that it gets kind of annoying after a while....and makes it a bit hard for me to take him seriously, too...

LOL Euri says the same thing! That is why I made the "no I hate it" a picture of pita bread! I actually made this because of her!

psshh...I hate his name...peeta is like one of my fav things for animals (spelt peta, though) But I mean, c'mon, with a retarded name like Melarke, you gotta at least have a decent 1st name that doesnt remind you of dogs and rally!

aw I think it's cute and origainal, and it's my favorite name in the book. I would name my kid Peeta :)

I like the look of it on the page but I hate saying it out loud.

it doesnt bother me and im not reading because of the characters names anyway

Totally agree with i_love_angst. I hate the name :(

I didn't like it at first but since I use it all the time I'm getting used to it :)
@i_love_angst: haha when I first read it I was like, "HA he's a baker and his name is Peeta...like pita bread lol." I wonder if the author did that on purpose...

I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT i would maybe name my child that too.he's so sweet and awesome im obsessed w/ him(the character)

peeta bread.... hehe

Peeta sounds like a british person trying to say Peter. I love it!

I like his name, it's sweet, and it really fits him. Also, he's a baker and the pita bread thing :P But the name is like Peter, and…i just love his name! :)

Yeah! It's perfect for him! And he is so sweet... but I think I would never named my child peeta, even if I LOVE the name :)

He's named after a kind of bread! If you ask me that's lame.

It's unique & it's not the plane old Peter.

its a type of bread! its a lame name! come on!! i mean he is a baker and his name is peeta (bread)!! haha

i find it funny how Peetah is a type of bread too! I would've liked a better name like.......Gale :)

Frankly, I don't really like it all that much, but I wouldn't go so far as to say I hate it.

i love how he is named after a bread! everyone only says no cuz they dont like him.

I agree with Immortal42.I woudn't go so far as to say I hate it.

I loev Peeta, I love his name. Does anyone know where the name came from?

Peetta really?!?! WTF?! What kind of a guy's name is it. It's a wimpy name.

It's a name.

It sounds sweet like a cake< nom nom nom

Peeta remind me of peetabread

No it's such a weird and stupid name

It's a hideous name. Weird names are usually cool, but seriously, Suzanne Collins, what were you thinking? I always think of this really weird guy named "Peter" at my school because people say his name like that. Gross!
P.S. Everyone... it's called "Pita" bread, not "Peeta" bread!
...but I get the connection.

Peeta totally fits him. Team Peeta all the way.

Also I think it's awesome that Panem means bread in Latin!

It's an interesting name. Although, I have to admit, the first time one of my friends said his name when talking about the book (before I read it myself) I thought she said "Peter" not "Peeta". I like "Peeta" though because it's unique.

You see in greek the 'peeta' is exactly how the word for 'pie' is spelled and even though I read it in english when i saw the greek translation it was also spelled the same in greek but with a capital P so I kept laughing when reading...

my friends at school always make fun of it but i think it is so cute!

I'm so used to it now that I just think it's cute.

Peeta bread...lol

@fake_alibi13

Hey I was going to say the same thing! You see, I'm from Greece and when I heard his name for the first time I was like "What? Who thought of this guy's name?" I mean, it's like saying "Hey! That's Pie Mellark!" Come on... Anyway, fake_alibi13 are you from Greece? Because I'm currently reading the first book of the series in English and I would like to ask you if you can tell me where did you get the Greek version...Maybe at the Hob?? No... Well please tell me! :)

My favorite kind of bread? Peeta bread <3 He has an awesome name! Cant think of any other name Suzanne Collins could have chosen :)

Its like Peter with a English accent!!!

I was reading another book after the hunger games, and it had the name Peter in it. Every time I saw it, I thought it said Peeta. I still LOVE Hunger Games!!!

i like it but i reminds me of pita bread YUM! PITA BREAD I WANT NOW :P

It's different =)

The only thing that bugs me is the 'pee' part of the name. I think it would have been better if his name was spelled like the bread itself.

Panem, bread.
Peeta, bread.
Katniss, edible plant.

Stop - naming - things - after - food!!!

i luv his name. it goes with the boy with the bread thing. plus most of the charachters already have stupid names. what kind of name is pltarch or octivia .

the only bad thing about his name is how it comes in the ship name. peeniss piss and katpee. thats why i use everlark and melladeen

I wish she could think of different names like katniss and gale and prim and rue ... are unique but peeta makes me think of one of my other fav series chronicles of narnia like seriously there are thousands of names and she chooses that!!! and the spelling annoys me its a bit too creative!!!

I like that name and the way it's spelled.

It's just a name. I hate it when people make stereotypes about his name. It doesn't matter. Im gonna name my dog John. WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT!!?? >:(

It's like naming a florist naming their child Lilac.

When I first saw The Hunger Games film, I thought his name was Peter. And it confused me - I was wondering why he had such a normal name when I'd never heard of the name Katniss before.

Also, the bread is pita, not Peeta. Different.

Passing over the bad bread pun, I still think it was a great idea for Suzanne Collins to name him something like that. It sounds like Peter, which is a little more familiar to the reader, but the name is just unique enough to set him apart from the rest and set the series apart from other ones. If you hear the name Peeta or especially Katniss, you know you’re talking about the Hunger Games.