Pedro

Meaning

(masculine) Peter (biblical character)
(masculine) a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Peter

Frequency

Hyphenated as

Pe‧dro

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpedɾo/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish Pedro, inherited from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra) (compare piedra). The lack of diphthongization is unexpected, but cf. Portuguese Pedro, with /e/ rather than /ɛ/.

Cognate with Portuguese

Pedro

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Sentences

Es la cabecera del departamento San Pedro .

It is the head of the San Pedro department.

Al día siguiente fue consagrado en la Iglesia
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de San Pedro .

The next day he was consecrated in St. Peter's Church.

Actualmente sus tierras son conocidas con el topónimo de " San Pedro ".

Currently, its lands are known by the name of "San Pedro".

A

órdenes del virrey Pedro de Ceballos combatió contra los portugueses .

On the orders of Viceroy Pedro de Ceballos, he fought against the Portuguese.

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