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And is it more likely that a fisherman would be more comfortable conversing in his native Aramaic or classical Greek?

So all the Jews spoke dual languages??? Jewish in the Synagogues and Aramaic on the street??? Or did they just have a Jewish missal???

Peter's name was Simon...That's a Hebrew (Jewish) name...If Aramaic was their actual language, his name would already have been Cephas...

Peter's name was Simon...

Originally, yes.

That's a Hebrew (Jewish) name...

Yes.

If Aramaic was their actual language, his name would already have been Cephas...

This claim does not follow or seem to be connected in any way with what you said before. Christ gave him that new name in John 1:42.

Peter's name was Simon...That's a Hebrew (Jewish) name...If Aramaic was their actual language, his name would already have been Cephas...

And He changed his name back to Simon the last time he spoke to him on this earth. :)

First time:

John 1:
[42] He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, "So you are Simon the son of John? You shall be called Cephas" (which means Peter).

Time goes by.....................................

John 21:
[15] When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs."

[16] A second time he said to him, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep."

[17] He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, "Do you love me?" And he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep.

Poor Simon - demoted.