Peta - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Peta \p(e)-ta\ is a variant of Pepita (Spanish) and Petra (Greek), and the meaning of Peta is "rock".

The baby name Peta sounds like Beta and Pet. Other similar baby names are Veta, Leta, Meta, Neta, Pepa, Pera, Reta and Zeta.

Peta is a very rare female first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Peta. Compare Peta with related baby names.