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Meaning and origin of name
What is the meaning and origin of this name?
It's female from the Afrikaanerethnic background.
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It's just the middle bit of Petronella! Which explains the pronunciation - roo-NEL. And for the meaning, click on Petronella.
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Two possibilities came to my mind:
1. A feminine form of Ronald
2. A combination of Hebrew ron "song, joy" and el "God", thus meaning "song of God" or "joy of God"
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