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In Jewish custom, a son has a given name and then 'bar' meaning son of and then the father's name. For Peter, he was the son of Jonah (Jona)
Matthew 16:17New King James Version (NKJV)

17 Jesus answered and said to him, Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.

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