Pero is a masculine given name. In South Slavic usage ( sr-Cyrl, Перо) it is a diminutive form of the name
Petar. In Portuguese, it was spelled Pêro until the
1990 Orthographic Agreement of Portuguese; now it is spelled Pero. The Portuguese given name Pero is an archaic variant of
Pedro.
Notable people with the given name include:
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Pero de Alenquer, 15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast
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Pero Antić (born 1982), Macedonian former National Basketball Association player
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Pero de Ataíde (c. 1450–1504), Portuguese sea captain, author of a letter giving his account of an expedition in which he participated
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Pero Blazevski (born 1972), Macedonian former basketball player
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Pero Budmani (1835–1914), Croatian Serb linguist and philologist
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Pero Bukejlović (born 1946), Prime Minister of Republika Srpska
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Pero Cameron (born 1974), New Zealand professional basketball player
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Pêro da Covilhã
Pêro da Covilhã (; c. 1460 – after 1526), sometimes written Pero de Covilhã, was a Portuguese diplomat and explorer.
He was a native of Covilhã in Beira, Portugal, Beira. In his early life he had gone to Crown of Castile, Castile and e ...
(c. 1460–after 1526), Portuguese diplomat and explorer
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Pero Čingrija (1837–1921), Croatian politician
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Pero Dias, 15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast
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Pero Dujmović (born 1977), Croatian basketball player and agent
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Pero Escobar () Portuguese navigator
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Pero Ferrús (), Castilian poet
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Pero Jones (c. 1753–c. 1798), the eponym of a bridge in the city of Bristol in the United Kingdom
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Pero Kovačević (born 1957), Croatian lawyer and politician
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Pero Kvrgić (1927–2020), Croatian actor
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Pero López de Ayala (1332–1407), Castilian statesman, historian, poet, chronicler, chancellor and courtier
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Pero Niño (1378–1453), Castilian privateer
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Pero Pejić (born 1982), Croatian footballer
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Pero Pirker (1927–1972), Croatian and Yugoslav politician
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Pero Popović (1881–1941), Bosnian Serb painter
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Pero Simić (1946–2016), Bosnian Serb journalist and historian
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Pedro de Sintra (), Portuguese explorer of the west African coast
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Pero Stanić (born 1963), Bosnian Croat volleyball player
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Pero Škorić (born 1969), Serbian former footballer
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Pero Stojkić (born 1986), Bosnian retired footballer
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Pero Sudar (born 1951), former Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop of Vrhbosna in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Pedro Tafur (c. 1410–c. 1484), Castilian traveler, historian and writer
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Pero Vaz de Caminha (c. 1450–1500), Portuguese explorer, writer of the official report of the discovery of Brazil
Pero is also a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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A. J. Pero (1959–2015), American heavy metal rock drummer
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Dainier Peró (born 1999), Cuban boxer, brother of Lenier Pero
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George Pero (1916–1988), American tennis player
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Lenier Pero (born 1992), Cuban boxer
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Mike Pero (born 1960), New Zealand businessman
See also
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Perović
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Perić
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Perica
{{given name, type=both
Croatian masculine given names
Masculine given names
Macedonian masculine given names
Serbian masculine given names