Pedro
Origin of the name Pedro:
A cognate of Peter, which is from the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Petrus and the Greek Petros, names derived from petra (a rock) and petros (a stone). The name is borne in the Bible by one of the Twelve Apostles of Christ. Peter is considered to have been the first pope and cofounder of the Christian Church with Paul.
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Pete, Perico, Pedrinho
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Pedro Almodovar - Spanish filmmaker
Pedro Infante, Mexican singer and actor
Pedro Lopez- a Colombian 600+ victim serial killer that vows to kill again who's location is currently unknown. He killed girls aged 8 to 12 and then liked to have tea parties and talk with his dead "little friends" and after he got bored because they couldn't respond he went and killed again.- Pedro in song, story & screen: | Edit
"Vote for Pedro" a slogan from the movie "Napoleon Dynamite"
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Global Popularity of the Name Pedro
- #6 in Brazil
- #46 in Spain
- #248 in United States
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