Peter

Peter is a popular male given name.

Meaning

Peter comes from the Greek word πέτρα (read petra, in Latin used as petro-), meaning rock.

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Greek - Latin - Petro- - Rock

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According to the New Testament, Jesus gave the Apostle Peter (whose given name was Simon) the nickname Rock (Kephas or Cephas in Aramaic; Petros or "bedros" (Greek) from which we get "bedrock"). The name was transliterated into Latin as Petrus, from which the English form Peter derives.

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New Testament - Jesus - Apostle - Peter - Simon - Cephas - Aramaic

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Saint Peter, according to Catholic tradition, became the first bishop of Rome; Roman Catholics consider him to have been the first Pope and all subsequent Popes to have been his successors, and therefore sometimes refer to the Pope or the Papacy itself as Peter.

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Catholic - Bishop - Rome - Roman Catholics - Pope - Papacy

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