Pedro

Pedro is the Spanish variant of the name Peter, which comes from the Greek word ‘petras’ meaning ‘Rock’. Pedro is mostly found in Spanish speaking countries however, it was introduced to Britain by Shakespeare who used it in his play ‘Much Ado about Nothing’. It has re-appeared in modern popular culture recently as a slogan o t-shirts stating ‘Vote for Pedro’. This is in reference to the character Pedro Sanchez who runs for school president in the hit indie film ‘Napoleon Dynamite’.