Peter Maxwell

“	Everything you saying sounds crazy!	”
	— Peter to Damon in An Eternity of Misery

Peter "Pete" Maxwell is a character who first appeared in the fourth episode of the eighth season of Template:The Vampire Diaries.

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Donovan Family

Early History

Peter Maxwell is described as a handsome, forty year old blue-collar guy.

Peter is a common given male name. It is derived from the Latin petra, from the Greek word πέτρος (petros), meaning "stone" or "rock".^[3]

Maxwell is a common given name or surname. It comes from both an English and Scottish origin, with the Scottish meaning being "Mack's stream".^[4]

Peter is described as "a blue-collar guy who abandoned his family a long time ago. He is shocked when his grown son walks back into his life to reconnect — and to drag Peter into a world of supernatural dangers."^[5]