Kepa as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kepa

What is the meaning of the name Kepa ?

The baby name Kepa is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkepa/ (KEH-pah).

Kepa is Basque in Origin.

Kepa is a Basque masculine given name from Aramaic kēfā, meaning “rock” or “stone,” the title Jesus gave Simon that became Greek Petros and, through Latin, Peter. In Basque onomastics it functions as a local equivalent of Peter and sits alongside other Basque forms such as Peru, Pello, Peio, Petri, and Piarres. The name conveys ideas of steadiness and reliability, echoing its scriptural sense of “foundation.”

Within the Basque Country, Kepa gained wider use in the mid-to-late 20th century amid cultural and linguistic revival, and remains most common there; a notable modern bearer is footballer Kepa Arrizabalaga. Related or cognate variants include Cephas/Kepha (biblical), Peter (English), Pedro (Spanish), Pierre (French), Pietro (Italian), Petros (Greek), Piotr (Polish), Peder (Scandinavian), Peadar (Irish), Pétur (Icelandic), and Pieter (Dutch). Feminine counterparts include Petra, Pietra, and Pierrette.