Petrus
Petrus is the Latin form of the Greek name Πέτρος (pétros) meaning "rock", and is the common English prefix "petro-" used to describe rock-based substances, like petros-oleum or "rock oil." As the source of Peter, it is a common name for people from antiquity through the medieval era.
- Biblical Latin
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Petrus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Petrus is the Latin form of the Greek name Πέτρος (pétros) meaning "rock", and is the common English prefix "petro-" used to describe rock-based substances, like petros-oleum or "rock oil." As the source of Peter, it is a common name for people from antiquity through the medieval era.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical Latin
- Dutch
The Story of Petrus
Petrus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2012, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2012: 5 births, good for #12,271 nationwide. Petrus last appeared in the published SSA data in 2012, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Petrus
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Petrus. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Petrus
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- Petrus, Saint Peter , a Christian apostle and a founder of the Church
- Petrus (archbishop of Uppsala) , third archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, between 1187–1197
- Justinian I , whose given name was Petrus Sabbatius
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Names that sound like Petrus
Phonetically similar names — useful when Petrus is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Petrus
Petrus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2012 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Petrus's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #12,271. Use the chart and map above to compare Petrus's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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