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Պետրոս

“stone or rock”

Language contexts for this entry: Armenian, Classical Armenian

masculineArmenian script

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Armenian (Eastern Armenian)

Origin: Classical Armenian
2 language contexts: Armenian Classical Armenian
Follow the evidence: 7 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Պետրոս

Պետրոս is a masculine given name documented in Armenian and Classical Armenian. English Wiktionary traces it to Classical Armenian Պետրոս. It is a form of Petros, for which English Wikipedia gives the meaning “stone or rock”.

Classical Armenian origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “stone or rock”

Inherited from Old Armenian Պետրոս (Petros), borrowed from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros), borrowed from Pre-Greek.

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: ՊետրոսCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Russian Wiktionary: ՊետրոսCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ՊետրոսCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: ՊետրոսCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: Petros (given name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Documented usage

View usage notes (3)

Masculine usage · Wikidata Q63992687
Masculine usage in Armenian · Wiktionary: Պետրոս
Masculine usage in Classical Armenian · Wiktionary: Պետրոս

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Linguistic usage labels come from name dictionaries. They are separate from the sex categories recorded in statistical files.

Spelling and script

Written form “Պետրոս” in the Armenian script. Wikidata item Q63992687.

Transliterations (search aids): Bedros, Bedrós, Pēteris, Petros, Petros, Petros, Πέτρος, Петро́с, პეტროს, پتروس.

All pronunciation details (6)

[bedɾós] — Armenian (Western Armenian)
[petɾós] — Armenian (Eastern Armenian)
/bedˈɾos/ — Armenian (Western Armenian)
/petˈɾos/ — Armenian (Eastern Armenian)
/petˈɾos/ [petɾós] — Armenian (東亞美尼亞語)
/bedˈɾos/ [bedɾós] — Armenian (西亞美尼亞語)

02 / Across borders

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Language records

Documented as a given name in Armenian.

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03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

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04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Petros Duryan
1851–1872
Armenian poet (1851-1872)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Petros Markaris
Turkish-Greek writer of Armenian ancestry (born 1936)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Petros Adamian
1849–1891
Armenian actor (1849-1891)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Abraham Petros I Ardzivian
1679–1749
Armenian priest (1679-1749)
Wikipedia Wikidata source

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q63992687CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ՊետրոսCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Russian Wiktionary: ՊետրոսCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ՊետրոսCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: ՊետրոսCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: Petros (given name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:Hy-am-Պետրոս.oggCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Պետրոս

Classical Armenian origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “stone or rock”

Inherited from Old Armenian Պետրոս (Petros), borrowed from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros), borrowed from Pre-Greek.

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: ՊետրոսCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Russian Wiktionary: ՊետրոսCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ՊետրոսCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: ՊետրոսCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: Petros (given name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Documented usage

View usage notes (3)

Masculine usage · Wikidata Q63992687
Masculine usage in Armenian · Wiktionary: Պետրոս
Masculine usage in Classical Armenian · Wiktionary: Պետրոս

Explore all 2 language contexts

Linguistic usage labels come from name dictionaries. They are separate from the sex categories recorded in statistical files.

Spelling and script

Written form “Պետրոս” in the Armenian script. Wikidata item Q63992687.

Transliterations (search aids): Bedros, Bedrós, Pēteris, Petros, Petros, Petros, Πέτρος, Петро́с, პეტროს, پتروس.

All pronunciation details (6)

[bedɾós] — Armenian (Western Armenian)
[petɾós] — Armenian (Eastern Armenian)
/bedˈɾos/ — Armenian (Western Armenian)
/petˈɾos/ — Armenian (Eastern Armenian)
/petˈɾos/ [petɾós] — Armenian (東亞美尼亞語)
/bedˈɾos/ [bedɾós] — Armenian (西亞美尼亞語)

Where Պետրոս is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

country in our sources

Select a country to follow Պետրոս’s connections around the world.

0 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

Armenia

Language records

Documented as a given name in Armenian.

Explore Armenia

1 of 1 country

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Petros Duryan
1851–1872
Armenian poet (1851-1872)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Petros Markaris
Turkish-Greek writer of Armenian ancestry (born 1936)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Petros Adamian
1849–1891
Armenian actor (1849-1891)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Abraham Petros I Ardzivian
1679–1749
Armenian priest (1679-1749)
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q63992687CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ՊետրոսCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Russian Wiktionary: ՊետրոսCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ՊետրոսCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: ՊետրոսCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: Petros (given name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:Hy-am-Պետրոս.oggCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Պետրոս

Classical Armenian origin

Where Պետրոս is used

Across borders

Armenia

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Petros Duryan

Petros Markaris

Petros Adamian

Abraham Petros I Ardzivian

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Պետրոս

Classical Armenian origin

Where Պետրոս is used

Across borders

Armenia

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Petros Duryan

Petros Markaris

Petros Adamian

Abraham Petros I Ardzivian

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page