The story behind Pedro
Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”). Doublet of Peter, Piers, Pietro, and Boutros.
Other language forms and explanations (4)
Portuguese entry
Portuguese Pedro From Old Galician-Portuguese Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra) (compare pedra). The raising of /ɛ/ in Latin to /e/ is irregular.
Spanish entry
Inherited from Old Spanish Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra) (compare piedra). The lack of diphthongization of the short stressed /ɛ/ in Latin to /je/, which would have yielded *Piedro, is irregular.
Galician entry
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra) (compare pedra). The raising of /ɛ/ in Latin to /e/ is irregular.
Tagalog entry
Borrowed from Spanish Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”).
Pronunciation
US: /ˈpeɪdɹoʊ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- UK: /ˈpɛdɹəʊ/
- UK: /peɪdɹəʊ/
- US: /ˈpɛdɹoʊ/
- Portuguese; Brazil: /ˈpe.dɾu/
- Portuguese; Portugal: /ˈpe.dɾu/
- Portuguese; Portugal: [ˈpe.ðɾu]
- Portuguese; Portugal; Southern: /ˈpe.dɾu/
- Spanish: /ˈpedɾo/
- Spanish: [ˈpe.ð̞ɾo]
- Galician: /ˈpedɾo/
- Galician: [ˈpe.ð̞ɾʊ]
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ˈpedɾo/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ˈpɛː.d̪ɾo]
Popularity
Pedro ranked #455 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
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- same syllable count
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- Gender
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Pietro
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Pirro
From Ancient Greek Πύρρος (Púrrhos).
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- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- same syllable count
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- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Plato
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Pedro
Abelus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), itself from Biblical Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל (heḇel). The vowel, while short by etymology, is shown to be carrying stress by the descended…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abraham
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abromas
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם. Cognates include German Abraham and Russian Авраам (Avraam).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Pedro
Aaron
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length