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I don't like it. The -tr- sound in the middle is unattractive to me, and the name is so short that it can't redeem itself.

It's pretty common in The Netherlands. I've met several women named Petra myself. It's rather dated though. I'm not really a fan.

I love Petra, and I hope it makes a comeback. It sounds mature, elegant and powerful.

I like Petra a lot. It made it onto my shortlist for girls, and was only disqualified when I decided to stick to S, E and W names. It's short but elegant, familiar but uncommon, easy to say and spell with a beautiful meaning. Perfect name.

I really don't find Petra interesting or attractive. I knew a couple of girls named Peta at school, and I didn't like that either. Petronella? Maybe as a mn. However, I named my son Peter and he and everyone else are very happy about it: I think the fem forms seem to be trying too hard to achieve something that isn't really worth the effort, if that makes sense.

This is the kind of name that I don't object to at all, but don't like.

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I really like the name Peter, so I suppose that's kind of incongruous. Petra seems like a nickname to me, and it's just a set of very meh sounds to me.

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But hey, if I met a child named Petra, I wouldn't hate to see it.

One of my favorites!! Wish Petra was used more!

I prefer Peter. Petra reminds me of putrid, unfortunately. Rochelle is a nice “rock” theme name that I love.

I also don't like Peter, but Petra is lovely.

While I don't like the masculine Peter (I honestly think it's one of the ugliest English "classics," especially when said with a rhotic American accent), the feminine Petra is quite captivating, imo. She definitely doesn't fade into the background.

Love it! Reminds me of Petra in Jordan.

I like Petra

I love the name Petra, actually! It's been on my top 25 list for years and years. I think it's strong and beautiful and a little magical.

I love Petra! It’s so Europeanly glamorous.

I like Petra. It’s got a spunky early 20th century vibe to it.

It's not one of my current favs, but I like it.

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I used to have a client named Petra. I guess she was born in Germany around the height of its popularity there (it's very common).

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For Americans, I get antique-intellectual vibes like Marjorie or religious-and-solid vibes like Tekla or Dominique or ordinary-yet-unique vibes like Audra and Nedra. I also think of the ancient city which reminds me of Jordan.

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I had a classmate called Tro (I guess from a version of Petronella), and I really liked that.

This message was edited 5/23/2025, 12:48 PM

I know a few Petras. One was a neighbour and one was a colleague. It's not really obscure where I'm from.

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ETA: As a name it's okay. I feel pretty neutral about it. Maybe it's a bit dated but not in a bad way.

This message was edited 5/23/2025, 12:31 PM

I like Petra and Petronela / Petronella. I would give it 8 stars, and longer variants 7 stars out of 10★

I love it. It feels ancient and exotic. I've never met one, we don't use the name here. Even Peter is pretty rare.

I like Petro (male version)
Petra is ok. Do you also like Petro or just Petra?