Petra - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Petra \p(e)-tra, pet-ra\ is pronounced PEH-trah. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "rock". Feminine variant of Peter. Pier is used as a girl's name due to the 1950s actress Pier Angeli. Peta is a Dutch form.

Petra has 25 variant forms: Pella, Pernilla, Pernille, Perrine, Pet, Peta, Peterina, Peternella, Petria, Petrina, Petrine, Petronela, Petronella, Petronelle, Petronia, Petronija, Petronilla, Petronille, Petrova, Petrovna, Pier, Piera, Pierette, Pierrette and Pietra.

For more information, see also the related name Perri.

Baby names that sound like Petra are Badr and Bader.

Petra is a very popular 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 Petra. Compare Petra with related baby names.