Petro name meaning

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Updated: May 30th, 2024
Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl
Origin: Old Greek and Latin
Usage: Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish
Meaning: Rock, The Stone and Female Version of Peter
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What does Petro mean?

Uncommon unisex name Petro came from Old Greek is used in Danish, Swedish, Finnish and Norwegian languages. Petro is a variation of well-liked and fresh Petrus. Petrus is variant of admired stone.

Petrus is a resultant of Peter. Petrus is equivalent of Greek Πέτρος = Stone, Rock in Latin language. Uncommon Old Greek and Greek Petrus, meaning of Petrus is "Rock and Stone".

Petro is variant form of Petroline. Petroline is variant of well-known and enduring Petra. Also. Petro is variation of all time favorite, darling and biblical Peter. Peter is variation of Pétr.

Also Peter is version of Päter. Peter is Swedish cognate of Petrus. Also Peter is German cognate of Petrus, Which is Peter. Also. Petro is variant of Petronilla. Petronilla is form of biblical, famed and eternal Petra.

Also Petronilla is variant form of venerable Petronella. Petronilla is also form of Petronia. Petronilla is short version of Petronia. Also. Petro is version of venerable Petronella. Petronella is variant form of Petronia.

Also Petronella is form of Petronilla. Petronella is short form of Petronia.

Variants of Petro

Peter, Petronilla, Petronella, Petroline, Petrus, Petros, Pétr, Päter, Bedros, Perrin, Pearce, Peterjohn, Petronius, Petra, Petronia, Pernilla, Peronel, Petronelle, Petri

How popular is the name Petro?

Petro is an uncommon baby name in United States, even after 25 years of use, it could not make it big. Over 165 babies in United States have been named Petro. The given name is a rare baby name in France there is very thin chances of it still being given as it was last seen in 1967.

But Petro is a popular baby name in Tanzania where every 1 in 700 have the name as well as in, DR Congo, South Africa and Malawi. As per our research, over 160000 people has been named Petro globally.

YearRankBirths
2015120775
2009124865
199386985
198872655
198659256
1976326311
197543077
197441897
197239647
1971297111
View more ▾View full list ▾[1] Source: Social Security Administration

Facts

Petro in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands219298016
Finland53859100
Sweden391502
Norway101102
Denmark30000

Numerological analysis of Petro

Find someone who's into adventures, so you can enjoy life more. You always give the best ideas at work but lack of ideas when it comes to your personal life. You love books and movies with a powerful message. You like to believe that whatever we think, we become. You have to accept that better days are coming and stop grieving over the good old ones. Your heart already knows what you should focus on.

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  •  Callisto - Meaning of Callisto is Most Beautiful is specifically used in Italian which is rooted from Old Greek is used as a gender-neutral name
  •  Elisavet - Infrequent girl name Elisavet means "God of Plenty and God is My Oath" which originated from Hebrew is used primarily in Danish, Swedish and Greek. Elisavet is resulted from Elizabeth.
  •  Tobal - Meaning of Tobal is Carrying Christ and Bearing the Christ came from Old Greek which is chiefly used in Spanish is aimed at boys. Tobal is abridged form of Christopher.
  •  Cosmas - Sufficiently quirky and Modernistic Old Greek and Greek Cosmas means "Orderly or Decorated" used in Danish, Faroese and Greek is a baby boy name
  •  Véro is originated from Greek, Véro means "Bearer of Victory"

Famous people named Petro

  • Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny, (; ; born near 1582
  • Petro Doroshenko, Cossack political and military leader
  • Petro Shelest, First Secretary of the Communist party
  • Petro Mirchuk, Ukrainian writer living
  • Petro Kasui Kibe, Japanese Christian and a Jesuit priest during the 17th century
  • Petro Drevchenko, was also known by the surname of Drevkin and Drygavka
  • Petro Tkachenko, prominent blind kobzar
  • Petro Kalnyshevsky, last Koshovyi Otaman of the Zaporozhian Host
  • Petro Zakhvalynsky, Ukrainian nationalist
  • Petro Voinovsky, Ukrainian nationalist
  • Petro Georgiou, Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives
  • Petro Grigorenko, high-ranking Soviet Army commander of Ukrainian descent
  • Petro Symonenko, Ukrainian politician and the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine
  • Petro Vlahos, engineer and inventor
  • Petro Poroshenko, fifth and current President of Ukraine
  • Petro Prokopovych, Ukrainian beekeeper
  • Petro Franko, Ukrainian educator, pedagogue, writer, ethnographer
  • Petro Kharchenko, Ukrainian former pair skater
  • Petro Dyminskyi, Ukrainian politician
  • Petro Trochanowski, was born in Parchów
  • Petro Balabuyev, Ukrainian airplane designer, engineer
  • Petro Dyachenko, Ukrainian military commander
  • Petroula Kaneti-Dimmer in Choices as Actress
  • Petro Nicholas, from 1997 film Glass, Necktie, who characterized the Young Man in Print Shop.

Sources

  1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
  2. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
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