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minus-squareoni ᓚᘏᗢ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36arrow-down1·1 day agoNow everything make sense. In spanish, “Peter” is “Pedro”, that sounds like “Piedra”, that means “Rock”
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·1 day agoSee also ‘petrify’ (make into rock) and ‘petroleum’ (rock fat)
minus-squareoni ᓚᘏᗢ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 day agoThe female for “Pedro” is “Petra”, what make it more obvious, and also “Petronila” is a woman name, that comes from “Petroleum”
minus-squareidiomaddict@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 day agoI’d be fucking mad if my parents named me after petroleum
minus-squareoni ᓚᘏᗢ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoLate XX century in Mexico, were pretty common name your child based in their born date. So, there are so much woman called “Petronila” because were born in March 18th
minus-squareidiomaddict@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoI take it back, that’s a cool tradition
minus-squareChloé 🥕@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·1 day agoomg, in french Peter is translated to Pierre which also means “rock”! i always assumed that was a coincidence
Now everything make sense. In spanish, “Peter” is “Pedro”, that sounds like “Piedra”, that means “Rock”
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See also ‘petrify’ (make into rock) and ‘petroleum’ (rock fat)
The female for “Pedro” is “Petra”, what make it more obvious, and also “Petronila” is a woman name, that comes from “Petroleum”
I’d be fucking mad if my parents named me after petroleum
Late XX century in Mexico, were pretty common name your child based in their born date. So, there are so much woman called “Petronila” because were born in March 18th
I take it back, that’s a cool tradition
“The name’s Diesel now”
omg, in french Peter is translated to Pierre which also means “rock”! i always assumed that was a coincidence