Petra

Gender Feminine

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

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) Petrina(English)

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

Other Languages & CulturesPenka, Petia, Petya(Bulgarian) Perrine, 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

Czech Republic: August 17

Finland: June 29

Hungary: October 2

Slovakia: June 29

Sweden: June 29

Categories

actresses, athletes, Attack on Titan characters, cities, currently out of the US top 1000, feminine forms, Fire Emblem characters, Minecraft Story Mode characters, place names, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel characters, top 10 in Croatia

Entry updated November 16, 2019