Pedro

Pedro (alternate archaic spelling Pêro) is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for Peter.[1] Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter.

This article is about the given name. For other uses, see Pedro (disambiguation).
Pedro
PronunciationSpanish: [ˈpeðɾo]
Portuguese: [ˈpedɾu, -ðɾu]
GenderMale
Language(s)Spanish, Portuguese
Origin
Word/namePeter
MeaningRock
Region of originSpain, Latin America, Portugal, The Philippines
Other names
Alternative spellingPêro
Related namesPeter, Pierre, Boutros,

The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning "son of Peter" (compare with the English surname Peterson) is Pérez in Spanish, and Peres in Galician and Portuguese, Pires also in Portuguese, and Peiris in coastal area of Sri Lanka (where it originated from the Portuguese version), with all ultimately meaning "son of Pêro".

The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock".[2]

The name Peter itself is a translation of the Aramaic Kephas or Cephas meaning "stone".

Pedro may refer to:

Notable people

Monarchs

Politicians and leaders

In sports

Explorers

Other

Fictional characters

See also

References
  1. MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Pedro
  2. "MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Peter". Archived from the original on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
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