Petra

Gender Feminine

Usage German, Dutch, Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Swedish, Finnish, English

Scripts Петра(Bulgarian)

Pronounced Pron. PEH-tra(German, Dutch, Czech, Slovak)

PEH-traw(Hungarian)

PEHT-rah(Finnish)

PEHT-rə(English)

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Meaning & History

Feminine form of Peter. This was also the name of an ancient city in the region that is now Jordan.

Related Names

VariantPeta(English (Australian))

DiminutivesPéťa, Peťa, Petruška(Czech) Penka, Petia, Petrana, Petya(Bulgarian) Petrina(English)

Masculine FormsPeter(German) Peter, Petrus, Pieter(Dutch) Pedro(Spanish) Petr, Péťa, Peťa, Petřík(Czech) Peter(Slovak) Peter(Slovene) Petar, Pejo, Perica, Pero(Croatian) Petar, Pencho, Penko(Bulgarian) Péter, Peti(Hungarian) Peder, Peter, Petter, Per(Swedish) Petri, Petteri, Pietari(Finnish) Peter, Pete(English)

Other Languages & CulturesPerrine, Pierrette(French) Petroula(Greek) Pietra, Piera, Pierina, Pietrina(Italian)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic formal upper class natural wholesome strong refined strange simple serious nerdy

Name Days

Bulgaria: June 29

Czechia: August 17

Finland: June 29

Hungary: October 2

Norway: August 1

Slovakia: June 29

Sweden: June 29

Categories

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Entry updated January 21, 2022