Pedro
/ˈpeðɾo/noun
A Spanish and Portuguese masculine given name, equivalent to Peter.
Did you know?Pedro comes from the same ancient root as Peter, and that root ultimately meant a literal “stone” or “rock,” the kind of word ancient Christians turned into a symbol of unshakable faith.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pet-
“to spread out, to fall; later extended in Greek to a word for rock”
Ancient Greek
Greek
πέτρος (pé(t)ros)
“stone, rock”
Latin
Latin
Petrus
“Peter, used as a personal name”
Old Spanish
Old Spanish
Pedro
“the male given name Pedro, from Latin Petrus”
Modern English
English
Pedro
“the Spanish and Portuguese masculine given name Pedro”