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View Name: Petra


PETRA
GENDER: Feminine
OTHER SCRIPTS: Πετρα (Greek), Петра (Bulgarian, Macedonian)
PRONOUNCED: PET-rÉ™ (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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Hungary  ranked #17 
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