St. Peter the Apostle / Christian Apostle / History & Society > Philosophy & Religion > Religious Personages & Scholars > Saints & Popes / Also known as: Cephas, Saint Peter the Apostle, Simeon, Simon / St. Peter the Apostle, original name Simeon or Simon, ... / ... / He received from Jesus the name Cephas (from Aramaic Kepa [“Rock”]; hence Peter, from Petros, a Greek translation of Kepa).