Italian · Boy name
Pietro
“stone, rock”
About the name Pietro
Pietro is the Italian form of Peter. The name comes from the Greek petros, meaning stone or rock, which translated the Aramaic nickname Cephas that Jesus gave to the apostle Simon Peter. Because Saint Peter is regarded as the first bishop of Rome, the name has deep roots in Italian Christian tradition. The composer Pietro Mascagni wrote the opera Cavalleria rusticana, and the Renaissance scholar Pietro Bembo helped shape the Tuscan literary language. Related Italian forms include Piero and the compound prefix Pier, as in Pier Paolo.
- Meaning
- stone, rock
- Origin
- Italian
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- PYEH-troh(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
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Middle names for Pietro
- Pietro Luca
- Pietro Giuseppe
- Pietro Antonio
- Pietro James
- Pietro Marco
Questions about Pietro
- What does Pietro mean?
- Pietro is an Italian name meaning "stone, rock".
- How do you pronounce Pietro?
- Pietro is pronounced PYEH-troh, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Pietro?
- Variants of Pietro include Piero, Pier, Peter, Pedro, Pierre.
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