Petros name meaning

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Updated: May 30th, 2024
Gender: Boy
Origin: Old Greek and Latin
Usage: Greek
Pronunciation: p(e)-tros
Meaning: River and Stone
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What does Petros mean?

Unorthodox Petros is originated from Old Greek bestowed upon boys is commonly used in Greek. Petros is resulted from Peter. Peter is form of Pétr. Also Peter is a variant of Päter.

Peter is Swedish equivalent of Petrus. Also Peter is German equivalent of Petrus, Which is Peter. Unorthodox Peter is originated from Latin and Old Greek, Peter means "The Rock and Stone".

How do I pronounce Petros?

p(e)-tros is the most common way to pronounce two syllabled Petros. There are multiple ways to say the baby name, i.e., pet-ros.

How popular is the name Petros?

Petros is an uncommon baby name in United States, although it has been in use since 1967 but could not make beyond the top 3000. Over 626 babies in United States have been named Petros.

In England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and peaked in 2002 when it ranked 1651st. But Petros is a popular baby name in Greece where every 1 in 300 have the name as well as in, South Africa, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe and Malawi.

As per our research, over 140000 babies have been bestowed Petros around the globe.

YearRankBirths
2023649113
202289338
202181029
2020659612
2019579315
2018712211
2017577615
201696517
2015505518
2014704311
View more ▾View full list ▾[1] Source: Social Security Administration

Facts

Petros in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands373505
Finland821450
Sweden26892043
Norway5386043
Denmark41000

Numerological aspects of Petros

Your soul is suffocated with memories that are hard to forget. To feel happy and fulfilled, you have to do something you haven't done before. That's helping others. Having number 1 as your personality no represents your determination, strong will to change the world and ambition. Injustice makes you go crazy. If 1 is your personality number, you have a positive vibe and an impressive appearance.

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  •  Kyrie - Used mostly in English eminent, Kyrie has its origin in Old Greek and Old Persian is a unisex name, Kyrie means "Lord"
  •  Janne means God Rests or God is Merciful used for both boys and girls and originated from Hebrew is primarily used in African and Norwegian
  •  Corane - The Corane is rooted from Greek, meaning of Corane is "Girl"
  •  Sofus prevalently is used in Swedish, Finnish and Norwegian is rooted from Old Greek used as a baby boy name, meaning of Sofus is "Having Great Wisdom"

Famous people named Petros

  • Petros Persakis, Greek gymnast
  • Petros Protopapadakis, Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece
  • Petros Leventakos, former Greek footballer
  • Petros Avgerinos, Greek politician
  • Petros Filipidis, Greek actor of modern times
  • Petros Voulgaris, Greek Admiral
  • Petros Markaris, Greek writer of detective novels starring the grumpy Athenian police investigator Costas Haritos
  • Petros Molyviatis, Greek politician and diplomat who,
  • Petros Papadakis, American television and radio personality
  • Petros Christo, current bass player of the Power metal band Firewind
  • Petros Solomon, Eritrean politician
  • Petros Kravaritis, He began his career
  • Petros Passalis, former footballer
  • Petros Konnafis, Cypriot defender who played for Apollon Limassol
  • Petros Filaniotis, Cypriot international football attacking midfielder
  • Petros Antoniadis in Alter as Cinematographer
  • Petros Filippidis in O Ilias tou 16ou as Actor
  • Actor Petros Alatzas, known for TV series The Island
  • Petros Fyssoun played leading role of Lieutenant Carl von Stein in 1964 drama, war movie Prodosia.
  • Petros Giannakos, from 1963 comedy flick Oi dyo alepoudes, who portrayed the Kokkovios.
  • Petros Kyriakos portrayed the leading character of Vrasidas in 1959 comedy, musical film Pos pernoun oi pantremenoi.
  • In 1983, Petros Zarkadis characterized the role of Savvas in action and crime movie Hooligans - Kato ta heria ap' ta niata!.
  • Petros Ithos portrayed the pivotal role of Immortal in 2018 fantasy movie TISIS: The Cursed Child.
  • Petros Epitropakis portrayed the leading role of N in 1949 drama movie Gremismena oneira.
  • Petros Kirimis portrayed vital role of Alekos in 1972 crime, drama flick To kryfo spiti tis Angelas.
  • In 2010, Petros Aivazis played the role of Stranger in Park in drama movie Canal d'amour.
  • Petros Tsoubris, from 1966 drama film O viasmos mias parthenas, who played Ermolaos.
  • In 1971, Petros Beretas characterized the role of Isaak in drama film I thysia tou Avraam.
  • Petros Sergakis, from 2011 flick To mystiko tou lofou, who portrayed N.
  • Petros Athanasopoulos characterized small character of N in 1988 crime film To reportaz.

Sources

  1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
  2. Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
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