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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Cephas m. Latin Cephas from Ancient Greek Κηφᾶς from Aramaic כיפא 'rock, stone'.

A title given to the Biblical Saint Peter. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Cefas, Cephas.

France
Middle French
1567 Cephas RegPCC-1 p. 286
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Cephas". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Cephas.