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Pernilla

What does Pernilla mean?

Pernilla Pronunciation of Pernilla as a girls' name has its root in Greek, and the name Pernilla means "rock". Pernilla is an alternate form of Pernella (French, Greek): feminine of Peter. Pernilla is also a derivative of Petra (Greek).

STARTS/ENDS WITH Pe-, -la

ASSOCIATED WITH greek, rock

Variations

RELATIONS VIA PERNELLA, PETRA Parnella, Pella, Pernelle, Pernille, Peternella, Petronella, Petronilla, Petronille

CREATIVE FORMS
(female)

(male)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Pernilla Jaelynn (P.J.), ..

How popular is Pernilla?

Pernilla is an uncommonly occurring given name for females. Pernilla is also an unusual surname for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Which version is better?

Prominent related forms of Pernilla (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) are Petra (#1527 A YEAR AGO) and Petronella. Adoption of these relations of Pernilla was at its most widespread in the 1920s (AVERAGE #1261) and is somewhat less today (#1763, 44% LESS USAGE). (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Petra, Petronella in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Pernilla and related baby names outside U.S.

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Aeriela, Arcilla, Arvilla, Averilla, Bernelle, Bernina, Bernisha, Bernita, Bertilda, Berylla, Carmilla, Carniela, Carniella, Cerella, Cirilla, Corilla, Cornella, Cyrilla, Ebrilla, Fenella, Gunilla, Hermila, Hermilda, Hersila (see Ersilia), Hersilia, Jenella, Karniela, Karniella (see Carna), Kemilla, Korilla, Marilla, Mercilla, Merill, Merrill, Mireilla, Mirilla, Myrilla, Myrrilla, Neilla, Orilla, Pamilla, Parmelia, Penina, Percilla, Perdita, Perita, Perla, Perlita, Persia, Pracilla (see Priscilla), Prescilla, Pricilla, Priela, Priella, Primula, Prunella, Prunelle, Redmilla (see Radmilla), Reinella, Renilda, Reynilda, Serhilda, Serilda, Serrilda, Sevilla, Sirilla, Syrilla, Tehilla, Terriella (see Terena), Terrill, Vernicka, Vernika, Vernisha, Vernita and Yarmilla. These names tend to be more frequently used than Pernilla.

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