Etymology of Peter
The proper name Peter derives from the Greek name Petros from petra (stone, rock; πέτρα) implying the endurance and steadiness of the character (steady as a rock).
From the same root:
Other languages: It. Pietro, Sp. Pedro, Fr. Pierre etc
Surnames: Pierce, Pearson, Parkin, Perkin etc
Common words: petrify, petro-, petroleum, petrol, petrolatum, petrology.
In modern Greek:
a) Petros: Peter (Πέτρος)
b) petra: stone, rock (πέτρα)
c) petreleo: petroleum (πετρέλαιο)
d) petrinos: stony, rocky (πέτρινος)
e)petrono: petrify (πετρώνω)
Το όνομα Peter (Πέτρος) προέρχεται από το Ελληνικό Πέτρος.
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The proper name Peter derives from the Greek name Petros from petra (stone, rock; πέτρα) implying the endurance and steadiness of the character (steady as a rock).
From the same root:
Other languages: It. Pietro, Sp. Pedro, Fr. Pierre etc
Surnames: Pierce, Pearson, Parkin, Perkin etc
Common words: petrify, petro-, petroleum, petrol, petrolatum, petrology.
In modern Greek:
a) Petros: Peter (Πέτρος)
b) petra: stone, rock (πέτρα)
c) petreleo: petroleum (πετρέλαιο)
d) petrinos: stony, rocky (πέτρινος)
e)petrono: petrify (πετρώνω)
Το όνομα Peter (Πέτρος) προέρχεται από το Ελληνικό Πέτρος.
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Tags within the post: etymology of Peter, etymology of Pietro, etymology of Pedro, etymology of Pierre, etymology of Pierce, etymology of Pearson, etymology of Parkin, etymology of Perkin, etymology of petrify, etymology of petro-, etymology of petroleum, etymology of petrol, etymology of petrolatum, etymology of petrology, etymologie de Pierre, origin of Peter, origin of Pietro, origin of Pedro, origin of Pierre, origin of Pierce, origin of Pearson, origin of Parkin, origin of Perkin, origin of petrify, origin of petro-, origin of petroleum, origin of petrol, origin of petrolatum, origin of petrology.
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