Given name
ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ
“as solid and strong as a rock”
ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ (petros) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Coptic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ is Petros written in Coptic script. Petros is a variant of Peter. One Greek interpretation is “as solid and strong as a rock.”
Explained through its name family
ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ’s family of names
In Coptic usage, ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ can be written in the Roman alphabet as Petros. In Coptic usage, ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ was borrowed from the Ancient Greek form Πέτρος. In Coptic usage, ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ has a related form in ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲉ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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