Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the
Spanish,
Portuguese, and
Galician name for Peter.[2] Its French equivalent is
Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter.
The counterpart
patronymicsurname 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 Pero".
The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock".[3]
The name
Peter itself is a translation of the
AramaicKephas or Cephas meaning "stone".
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the
Spanish,
Portuguese, and
Galician name for Peter.[2] Its French equivalent is
Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter.
The counterpart
patronymicsurname 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 Pero".
The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock".[3]
The name
Peter itself is a translation of the
AramaicKephas or Cephas meaning "stone".
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.