Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Petra

PETRA

GENDER: Feminine

OTHER SCRIPTS: Πετρα (Greek), Петра (Bulgarian, Macedonian)

PRONOUNCED: PET-rə (English) [key]

Meaning & History

Feminine form of PETER. This was also the name of an ancient city in the region that is now Jordan.

Related Names

VARIANT: Peta (English (Australian))

DIMINUTIVES: Penka, Petia, Petya (Bulgarian), Petrina (English)

MASCULINE FORMS: Petros (Greek), Peter, Petrus (German), Peder, Peter, Petter (Swedish), Peder, Peter, Petter (Norwegian), Peder, Peter (Danish), Petri, Petteri, Pietari (Finnish), Peter, Petrus, Pier, Pieter (Dutch), Petr (Czech), Peter (Slovak), Peter (Slovene), Petar (Bulgarian), Petar (Croatian), Petar, Petre (Macedonian), Péter (Hungarian), Peter (English)

OTHER LANGUAGES: Perrine, Pierrette (French), Pietra, Piera, Pierina, Pietrina (Italian)

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