Peter - In other languages: Encyclopedia - PeterPeter is a popular male given name.
Peter comes from the Greek word πέτρα (read petra, in Latin used as petro-), meaning rock.
According to the New Testament, Jesus gave the Apostle Peter (whose given name was Simon) the name Rock (Kephas or Cephas in Aramaic; Petros or "bedros" (Greek). The name was transliterated into Latin as Petrus, from ...
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