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What does Petronella mean?
Petronella 
as a name for girls is a Greek name, and the name Petronella means "rock". Petronella is a version of Petra (Greek): feminine variation of Peter.
Variations
VARIANTS Petronille, Petronelle, Petronela
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA PETRA Pernilla, Peternella, Petronia, Petronija, Petronilla
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Petronella Rebekah (P.R.), ..
How popular is Petronella?
Petronella is a rare first name for women but a very popular last name for both adults and children (#50366 out of 150436, Top 33%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Petronella was first listed in 1910-1919 and reached its top rank of #1886 in the U.S. then, but is not listed at the moment. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
The only other popular variation form of Petronella listed in the Top 2000 is Petra (#1527 VIA LATEST LIST). Other variants, like Petronilla, are seldom used. These forms of Petronella reached the apex of their popularity during 1920-1929 (MEDIAN #1261) and are somewhat less widespread today (#1763, 44% LESS USAGE).
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Antonella▲, Bernelle, Brunella, Carondella (see Carondelet), Cerella, Cornella, Donella, Estrella▼, Fenella, Jenella, Jonella, Leonela, Leonelle, Marinella, Meribella, Netanela, Netanella, Parnella, Patrina, Percilla, Permelia, Pernella, Pernelle, Pernille, Peterina, Petrina, Petrine, Petrova, Petrovna, Philomella, Priella, Princella, Prunella, Prunelle, Reinella, Ronella, Terella and Terriella (see Terena). These names tend to be more commonly used than Petronella.
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