Gender Feminine
Usage English (Archaic)
Meaning & History
Contracted form of Petronel. In the later Middle Ages it became a slang term for a promiscuous woman, and the name subsequently fell out of use.
Related Names
Other Languages & CulturesPetronia(Ancient Roman) Pernille(Danish) Petronella, Pietronella(Dutch) Pétronille(French) Petronella, Ella(Hungarian) Petronilla(Italian) Petronilla(Late Roman) Pernille(Norwegian) Petronela(Romanian) Petronela, Nela(Slovak) Petronella, Pernilla(Swedish)
People think this name is
mature formal upper class natural strong refined strange simple nerdy
