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What does Petra mean?
Petra 
as a girls' 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.
Variations
VARIANTS Pella, Pernilla, Pernille, Perrine, Pet, Peta, Peterina, Peternella, Petria, Petrina, Petrine, Petronela, Petronella, Petronelle, Petronia, Petronija, Petronilla, Petronille, Petrova, Petrovna, Pier, Piera, Pierette, Pierrette, Pietra
SEE ALSO Perri
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Pertra, ..
(male) Peton, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Petra Taya (P.T.), ..
How popular is Petra?
Petra is a very popular first name for women (#621 out of 4276, Top 15%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#61855 out of 150436, Top 41%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Petra reached its apex rank of #522 in the U.S. in the 1920s, and is at #1527 presently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular varying forms of Petra (#1527 VIA LATEST LIST) are Perri, Peter, Petrina and Petronella. These forms of Petra were at the peak of their popularity in the 1920s (USAGE OF 0.02%) and are somewhat less popular today (USAGE 0.01%, 50% LESS).
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Astra, Bera, Ceara, Cedra, Ceira, Cera, Debra▼, Dedra, Deetra, Deitra, Deora, Devra, Dextra, Fedra, Hera, Jethra, Keara▼, Keera, Keira▼, Kera, Kerra, Ketura, Kitra, Legra, Leora▼, Meara, Meera▲, Meira, Mera, Mitra, Nedra, Neera, Nera, Pearl▼, Pearla, Pelia, Penna, Pepa, Pera, Perah, Peri, Perl, Perla▼, Perran, Perry, Petula, Phedra, Seara, Sebra, Sera, Teara, Tedra, Tera▼, Terra▼, Veera, Veira, Vera▼ and Yeira. These names tend to be less commonly used than Petra.
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