Petra

Petra meaning and name origin

Petra \p(e)-tra, pet-ra\ as a girl's name is pronounced PEH-trah. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Petra 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.

View a list of the 2 names that reference Petra.

Popularity of Petra

Petra is a very popular first name for women (#621 out of 4276) but an uncommon surname or last name for all people. (1990 U.S. Census)

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