Pedro as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pedro

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The baby name Pedro is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: /ˈpeðɾo/ (PEH-dro),Portuguese: /ˈpe.dɾu/ (PEH-droo),English (anglicized): /ˈpeɪdroʊ/ (PAY-droh).

Gender: Male

Syllables: 2.0

Pronunciation: Spanish: /ˈpeðɾo/ (PEH-dro),Portuguese: /ˈpe.dɾu/ (PEH-droo),English (anglicized): /ˈpeɪdroʊ/ (PAY-droh)

What is the meaning of the name Pedro ?

The baby name Pedro is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: /ˈpeðɾo/ (PEH-dro),Portuguese: /ˈpe.dɾu/ (PEH-droo),English (anglicized): /ˈpeɪdroʊ/ (PAY-droh).

Pedro is in Origin.

Pedro is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Peter, from Latin Petrus and Greek Petros, ultimately translating the Aramaic Kepha, “rock” or “stone.” Its meaning evokes steadfastness and foundation, reinforced by the Christian association with Saint Peter the Apostle, called “the rock” on whom the Church would be built.

Iberian usage has been continuous since the Middle Ages, producing monarchs and statesmen: Pedro I of Castile, Pedro II and IV of Aragon, and the Brazilian emperors Dom Pedro I and II, as well as several kings of Portugal named Pedro. The name spread throughout Latin America and the Philippines via Spanish and Portuguese influence. Variants and cognates include Catalan Pere, Basque Peru/Pello, Galician-Portuguese Pêro (archaic), English Peter, French Pierre, Italian Pietro, Greek Petros, Russian Pyotr, and South Slavic Petar. Diminutives include Spanish Pedrito/Perico and Portuguese Pedrinho.

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Pedro Passos Coelho

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Pedro de Valdivia

Politician · Born 1497 · Crown of Castile

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Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

Politician · Born 1833 · Spain

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Pedro Armendáriz

Actor · Born 1912 · Mexico

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Pedro Alonso

Actor · Born 1971 · Spain

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Pedro Infante

Actor · Born 1917 · Mexico

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Pedro González González

Actor · Born 1925 · United States

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Actor · Born 1940 · Mexico

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Pedro Fernández

Actor · Born 1969 · Mexico

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Name	Last Name(s)	Mother	Mother famous for	Fame Level	Father	Father famous for	Fame Level
Pedro	Coen	Frances McDormand	television actor	★★★★★
Pedro	Gil				Gilberto Gil	singer	★★★★★
Pedro	Mariano	Elis Regina	singer	★★★★★	Cesar Camargo Mariano	record producer	★★★★★

Pedro – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Boys	2025	#1	—	836
MU	Boys	0	#1	10,369	8,477
PT	Boys	0	#1	42,881	7,951
AO	Boys	0	#2	2,165	5,568
MU		0	#2	780	3,613
PT		0	#2	3,204	4,161
AO		0	#3	166	2,729
BR	Boys	0	#8	35,063	12,213
LU	Boys	0	#9	683	4,970
SV		0	#9	3	283
Spain	Boys	0	#10	60,486	5,610
HT		0	#11	2	399
PR	Boys	0	#11	624	2,508
GT		0	#12	969	5,948
HN		0	#14	9	704
PE	Boys	0	#15	24,960	14,506
BO		0	#16	1,092	6,868
FJ	Boys	0	#17	1	603
EC		0	#18	128	2,502
PR		0	#18	40	1,497
SV	Boys	0	#18	11	352
MX	Boys	0	#20	48,976	16,355
Spain		0	#21	2,479	2,326
EC	Boys	0	#22	853	3,322
GT	Boys	0	#23	4,627	7,625
BO	Boys	0	#24	7,080	9,244
BR		0	#24	1,040	5,969
CL	Boys	0	#24	26,647	13,390
HT	Boys	0	#29	6	903
PE		0	#30	569	6,350
CO	Boys	0	#31	38,412	15,656
HN	Boys	0	#31	22	749
MO		0	#33	20	2,706
PA	Boys	0	#34	3,435	9,305
LU		0	#36	31	2,830
EE		0	#37	1	1,051
HN	Girls	0	#37	2	884
BI	Boys	0	#43	2	917
MT		0	#43	1	1,767
AR	Boys	0	#44	5,133	7,628
UY	Boys	0	#50	2,916	5,922
PA		0	#51	85	3,797
CM		0	#53	4	2,592
CL		0	#56	1,351	6,867
CY		0	#59	2	1,632
CR	Boys	0	#63	2,050	10,188
JP		0	#65	13	4,057
MX		0	#66	848	8,339
AL		0	#76	1	2,372
SI		0	#80	1	1,612
MD	Boys	0	#81	1	756
CN		0	#84	3	3,857
RS		0	#84	1	923
AR		0	#87	108	2,915
CO		0	#90	1,360	7,768
JM		0	#91	3	3,714
QA		0	#100	7	7,011
TW		0	#103	1	4,523
UY		0	#104	77	2,477
CR		0	#106	53	5,526
PH		0	#108	3	5,607
MO	Boys	0	#112	121	5,842
NA	Boys	0	#113	129	6,830
HU		0	#114	2	1,675
OM		0	#116	6	6,215
KW		0	#117	5	5,216
EE	Boys	0	#123	3	2,087
Switzerland	Boys	2024	#126	12	1,769
CY	Boys	0	#129	3	3,473
AZ	Boys	0	#131	1	1,400
GR		0	#133	3	3,911
BN	Boys	0	#134	6	6,332
ID	Boys	0	#134	2	4,130
Norway	Boys	2014	#135	5	461
BW	Boys	0	#138	12	4,685
LT	Boys	0	#150	2	2,166
RS	Boys	0	#152	3	2,277
HU	Boys	0	#154	21	3,954
JP	Boys	0	#156	154	7,909
MT	Boys	0	#159	18	4,064
AE		0	#165	13	10,220
PR	Girls	0	#166	2	3,171
CZ		0	#176	10	3,154
Sweden	Boys	2022	#179	4	1,509
AO	Girls	0	#182	28	4,575
LU	Girls	0	#185	6	4,850
CZ	Boys	0	#202	111	6,530
DK		0	#202	5	5,198
PL		0	#208	5	2,600
BG	Boys	0	#218	3	3,850
TW	Boys	0	#221	21	7,111
IR		0	#224	8	4,221
HU	Girls	0	#225	1	3,308
NA	Girls	0	#232	6	7,146
NG		0	#236	29	5,926
GH		0	#247	2	5,396
GR	Girls	0	#249	1	6,293
HR	Boys	0	#249	10	3,997
JM	Boys	0	#249	24	6,876
EC	Girls	0	#250	9	3,650
JP	Girls	0	#251	1	6,592
GR	Boys	0	#254	14	6,912
MO	Girls	0	#261	3	7,056
PH	Boys	0	#263	123	11,440
DK	Boys	0	#266	60	7,401
CN	Boys	0	#267	53	9,639
PL	Boys	0	#275	61	6,459
SA		0	#277	19	10,560
SG		0	#278	5	11,010
IL		0	#279	4	6,291
TW	Girls	0	#288	2	8,139
Canada	Boys	2024	#290	17	2,588
KZ	Boys	0	#295	2	6,578
AL	Boys	0	#301	3	5,122
PT	Girls	0	#317	145	7,952
MU	Girls	0	#322	30	8,539
NL		0	#324	68	2,481
GH	Boys	0	#325	21	8,138
KZ	Girls	0	#332	1	5,862
GH	Girls	0	#337	1	6,973
QA	Girls	0	#340	4	15,378
France	Boys	2021	#349	39	2,865
CZ	Girls	0	#349	3	5,378
HK		0	#350	8	8,483
MY		0	#350	5	12,352
United States	Boys	2024	#361	799	7,044
NL	Boys	0	#362	945	5,873
PL	Girls	0	#364	1	5,096
Austria	Boys	0	#376	67	2,180
Finland	Boys	0	#378	50	2,041
Germany		0	#381	57	2,542
PH	Girls	0	#381	10	13,098
IT	Boys	0	#383	2,878	10,046
OM	Girls	0	#387	10	15,987
JO	Boys	0	#389	1	7,057
MA		0	#389	1,506	20,986
YE		0	#392	7	8,639
ZA		0	#409	39	14,421
EG		0	#410	3	6,387
GT	Girls	0	#428	78	7,500
SD	Boys	0	#432	14	10,523
PA	Girls	0	#438	44	9,861
IR	Boys	0	#442	112	10,162
CM	Boys	0	#443	108	12,054
RU	Boys	0	#451	55	12,621
ZA	Boys	0	#461	1,184	25,619
UY	Girls	0	#469	42	6,731
HK	Boys	0	#473	55	12,905
Germany	Boys	0	#492	571	5,697
CR	Girls	0	#503	30	11,342
NG	Boys	0	#503	619	16,906
LY		0	#510	26	12,703
PS	Boys	0	#513	36	10,655
RU	Girls	0	#521	3	11,913
IQ	Girls	0	#525	1	11,303
BH		0	#530	24	17,937
AR	Girls	0	#538	62	8,289
IT		0	#539	179	4,183
BO	Girls	0	#542	70	9,488
IR	Girls	0	#543	3	8,334
PS	Girls	0	#546	2	10,981
DZ		0	#549	873	20,130
KW	Girls	0	#556	6	19,177
Spain	Girls	0	#560	488	5,561
IL	Boys	0	#564	44	10,983
Finland	Boys	2026	#569	114	3,552
QA	Boys	0	#573	135	18,093
AE	Girls	0	#596	2	20,968
LB		0	#603	56	13,263
BR	Girls	0	#605	376	12,708
CL	Girls	0	#621	237	14,098
IQ	Boys	0	#631	37	13,071
SG	Boys	0	#631	67	17,960
SG	Girls	0	#632	1	18,916
HK	Girls	0	#644	7	16,104
IN	Girls	0	#654	1	13,121
KW	Boys	0	#669	101	18,755
PE	Girls	0	#700	250	14,861
TN		0	#703	127	13,765
CO	Girls	0	#717	406	16,140
SY		0	#719	10	11,684
NG	Girls	0	#726	61	15,093
OM	Boys	0	#727	155	17,948
MX	Girls	0	#731	550	17,781
EG	Boys	0	#824	63	15,035
United States	Girls	2004	#912	5	9,828
SA	Girls	0	#920	16	25,931
AE	Boys	0	#939	154	22,615
EG	Girls	0	#1,008	2	14,742
MY	Boys	0	#1,032	80	25,439
IN	Boys	0	#1,038	2	16,750
ZA	Girls	0	#1,043	99	25,928
MY	Girls	0	#1,069	4	24,821
TR		0	#1,151	61	19,440
SA	Boys	0	#1,164	476	28,008
IT	Girls	0	#1,410	37	9,415

Pedro is popular in 91 countries — most recent births per country:

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New York City (Hispanic), United States

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