SaveGender 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) Petronilla(Italian) Petronilla(Late Roman) Pernille(Norwegian) Petronela(Polish) Petronela(Romanian) Petronela, Nela(Slovak) Petronella, Pernilla(Swedish)
