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[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 131 points 1 week ago

The names don't have obvious meaning in English but they did in their original languages. Simon is a Hebrew name from the torah and means "he who hears". Peter comes from Petros, the Greek translation of Cephas, the original Aramaic name Jesus gave him and means "rock". So Jesus gave a Jewish guy with a Hebrew name an Aramaic (nick)name because Jesus saw him as the rock (foundation) of his church.

[-] capuccino@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago

Now everything make sense. In spanish, "Peter" is "Pedro", that sounds like "Piedra", that means "Rock"

[-] carotte 30 points 1 week ago

omg, in french Peter is translated to Pierre which also means "rock"! i always assumed that was a coincidence

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