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| | Peter - meaning of word |
 | | According to the New Testament, Jesus gave the Apostle Saint Peter (whose given name was Simon) the nickname ''Rock'' (''Kephas'' or ''Cephas'' in Aramaic language; ''Petros'' in Greek). |
 | | Saint Peter, according to most historians, became the first bishop of Rome; Roman Catholics consider him to have been the first Pope and all subsequent Popes to have been his successors, and therefore sometimes refer to the Pope or the Papacy itself as ''Peter''. |
 | | Other examples are Rasputin, Hitler, and Houdini.) People are less often known solely by their given name, and this is largely the case mainly for historical figures, not 20th century or modern ones. |
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