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Pedro.

Peter (leading Apostle in the New Testament)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈpe.dɾu/Brazil/ˈpe.dɾu/Portugal[ˈpe.ðɾu]Portugal/ˈpe.dɾu/Portugal, Southern

  1. Peter (leading Apostle in the New Testament)

    masculine

  2. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Peter

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor. Ancient Greek πέτρος (pétros) Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros)bor. Latin Petrus Old Galician-Portuguese Pedro Portuguese Pedro From Old Galician-Portuguese Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra) (compare pedra). The raising of /ɛ/ in Latin to /e/ is irregular.

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