Petar

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Name: Petar

Gender: Masculine

Origin: Europe

Language: Serbian

Thematic: Biblical

Meaning: It comes from the Greek word πετρος (petros) meaning "stone" (petra in Latin), which is used in the form petro- to mean rock.

Comments: According to the New Testament, Jesus gave the Apostle Peter (whose given name was Simon) the name Rock (Kephas or Cephas in Aramaic). The name was later transliterated into Latin as Petrus, from which the Serbian form Petar derives.