"Petro" meaning in English

See Petro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Petros [plural]
Etymology: Ultimately from Koine Greek Πέτρος (Pétros). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc-koi|Πέτρος}} Koine Greek Πέτρος (Pétros) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Petro (plural Petros)
  1. A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Петро́ (Petró), equivalent to Peter. Categories (topical): English renderings of Ukrainian male given names Categories (place): Haiti
    Sense id: en-Petro-en-name-JzsIEZDY Disambiguation of Haiti: 58 20 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 11 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 57 22 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 17 24
  2. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Petro-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: Petwo [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Petro (uncountable)
  1. In Haitian voodoo, a class of loa of uncertain origin, chiefly associated with fierceness or aggression. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Voodoo
    Sense id: en-Petro-en-noun-qLoFfmq7 Disambiguation of Voodoo: 20 8 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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