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Petru-Santu

Quick answerPetru-Santu is a Corsican compound name combining "Petru" (Corsican form of Peter, from Greek Petros meaning "rock" or "stone") and "Santu" (Corsican for "saint"), literally meaning "Saint Peter." The name is used primarily in Corsican culture, reflecting the island's Roman Catholic heritage and tradition of honoring…

Greek/Latin · Boy · 4 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#5,868
TrendFalling ↓
Peak year2010
Syllables4
OriginGreek/Latin
LanguageCorsican
CultureCorsican
ReligionCatholicism
Numerology11 Chaldean 8
Global rank#5,868

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Petru-Santu

Petru-Santu is a Corsican compound name combining "Petru" (Corsican form of Peter, from Greek Petros meaning "rock" or "stone") and "Santu" (Corsican for "saint"), literally meaning "Saint Peter." The name is used primarily in Corsican culture, reflecting the island's Roman Catholic heritage and tradition of honoring saints through given names.

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Etymology

Petru-Santu is a Corsican compound name combining "Petru" (Corsican form of Peter, from Greek Petros meaning "rock" or "stone") and "Santu" (Corsican for "saint"), literally meaning "Saint Peter." The name is used primarily in Corsican culture, reflecting the island's Roman Catholic heritage and tradition of honoring saints through given names.

Petru-Santu currently ranks #5,868 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2010.

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