Name History and Origin for Peter Lopez

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First Name
Peter

English, German, and Scandinavian (learned form): name of the best-known of all Christ's apostles, traditionally regarded as the founder of the Christian Church. The name derives, via Latin, from Greek petros stone or rock. This is used as a translation of the Aramaic byname Cephas, given to the apostle Simon son of Jona, to distinguish him from another of the same name (Simon Zelotes). “When Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone” (John 1: 42). According to Matthew 16: 17–18, Christ says more explicitly, “Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona … thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church”. In Scotland this is used as an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic names listed at Pádraig. Cognates: Gaelic: Peadar. Welsh: Pedr. French: Pierre. Italian: Pietro, Piero. Spanish: Pedro. Catalan: Pere. Dutch, Flemish, and Low German: Piet. Danish, Norwegian: Per. Swedish: Petter, Per, Pär (vernacular forms). Russian: Pyotr. Ukrainian: Petro. Polish: Piotr. Czech: Petr. Hungarian: Péter. See also Kepa.

Short form (informal): English: Pete.

Pet forms: Scottish Gaelic: Peidearan. Russian: Petya. Czech: Pét'a, Pet'ka, Petulka, Petunka, Petrí(ce)k, Petroušek.

Feminine forms: Latinate: Petra. English (modern): Peta. French: Pierrette. Italian: Piera. Norwegian, Danish: Petrine.
A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192800507

Last Name
Lopez
Spanish (López): patronymic from the medieval personal name Lope (from Latin lupus ‘wolf’). This is one of the commonest of all Spanish surnames.

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