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Petros

ጴጥሮስ

/PEH-trohs/Amharic & Xhosa · a boy’s name

“A strong and steadfast person, like a rock”

In Amharic

How to say it
PEH-trohs
Traditional Amharic spelling
ጴጥሮስ
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

PetrosPetrusጴጥሮስ

In Xhosa

How to say it
PEH-tros
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon