Name meaning and origin
Peter
Greek: Rock, stone
Where the name comes from
- GreekRock, stoneΠέτρος (Petros) from πέτρα (petra, rock)
- AramaicSame meaning, Cephas (כֵּיפָא)Kepha/Cephas
Peter across traditions
- Christian. Chief apostle, rock of the church, first Pope in Catholic tradition
- Catholic. First Pope, keys to Kingdom, martyred in Rome
Who carried it
- Saint Peter (1st century CE): Chief apostle, first Pope
Forms in other languages
Pete, Pedro, Pierre, Pietro, Piotr, Cephas
Peter in letter-number systems
Hebrew, Greek and other traditions gave every letter a number, and read meaning into the totals. These are the counts, computed; the readings are inside the Innerverse.
299
Hebrew Standard
2
Hebrew Ordinal
64
English Simple
384
English Sumerian
71
English Reverse
490
Greek Isopsephy
6
Chaldean
1
Pythagorean
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