Pietro
/ˈpjɛ.tro/noun
An Italian male given name equivalent to Peter.
Did you know?Pietro ultimately comes from Greek *Petros*, the same root behind Peter, a name chosen in early Christianity for its symbolic meaning of a “rock” or “stone.”
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Petros
“stone; rock”
Late Latin
Latin
Petrus
“Peter, the Christian male name”
Early Medieval
Italian
Pietro
“Italian form of Peter”
Modern English
English
Peter
“A male given name derived from the same source”