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Add to ListGiven Name PETRONILLA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Italian, Late Roman
Meaning & History
From a Latin name, a diminutive of Petronia, the feminine form of PETRONIUS. This was the name of an obscure 1st-century Roman saint, later believed to be a daughter of Saint Peter.
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OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: Petronia (Ancient Roman), Pernille (Danish), Petronella, Pietronella (Dutch), Parnel, Pernel, Peronel, Petronel (English), Pétronille (French), Pernille (Norwegian), Petronela (Polish), Petronela (Romanian), Petronela, Nela (Slovak), Petronella, Pernilla (Swedish)
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Entry updated October 11, 2012