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Petro

/PEH-troh/Luganda & Shona & Swahili · a boy’s name

Rock; the East African/Luganda form of Peter.

In Luganda

How to say it
PEH-troh
Given to
Boys
Used in
Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

PetroPeter

Nicknames & short forms

Pete

In Shona

How to say it
PEH-troh
Given to
Boys
Used in
Zimbabwe
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

PetroPeter

In Swahili

How to say it
PEH-troh
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

PetroPeter

From the same family