Pedro

Pedro is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Peter, from a Greek name associated with a rock or stone. Its connection with the apostle Peter gives it a long Christian naming history. The translation belongs to that established name family rather than to a modern English description of someone’s personality.

The same spelling is used in Spanish and Portuguese, although the pronunciation is not identical in every language or region. Peter is its English counterpart, while Pietro is a related Italian form. Pedro can be a direct way to honor a Peter while reflecting a family’s Spanish or Portuguese language, and its two-syllable shape does not depend on a nickname.