Petra (given name)

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PronunciationGerman: [ˈpeːtʁa]
Serbo-Croatian: [pêtra]
GenderFemale
LanguageGerman, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Czech, Croatian, Serbian, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Greek, Slovak, Slovene, English, Turkish
Word/nameGreek
Petra
PronunciationGerman: [ˈpeːtʁa]
Serbo-Croatian: [pêtra]
GenderFemale
LanguageGerman, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Czech, Croatian, Serbian, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Greek, Slovak, Slovene, English, Turkish
Origin
Word/nameGreek
MeaningRock

Petra is a feminine given name. It is a feminine form of Peter,[1] which is derived from the Greek word "πέτρα" (pronounced [ˈpetra]) meaning "stone, rock".[2] Although it is rarely encountered, it exists as a feminine given name in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Slovakia, Greece, Turkey, and Latin America.

June 29 is the name day of Peter and Petra. October 2 is the name day of Petra in Hungary. August 17 is the name day of Petra in Czechia.

Variants

  • Bulgarian: Петра (Petra), Петранка (Petranka), Петруна (Petruna), Петя (Petya), Пена (Pena), Пепа (Pepa), Пенка (Penka), Пейка (Peyka, female variant of Peyo), Петка (Petka, could also be derived from the Bulgarian word for Friday (Петък))
  • Slovak: Peťka, Peťa, Peti, Peťuš, Peťuška, Peťuša, Petruška, Peťula, Peťulka, Peťulik, Peťuli
  • Czech: Péťa, Peťka, Peťula, Petruš, Petruška, Petrunka [3]
  • French: Perette, Pierrette, Pierrine, Pétra
  • Frisian: Peekje, Pietje, Pierke, Pierkje, Piertje, Peterke, Petje, Petke, Pieterke
  • German: Peti, Petrina, Petrine, Pezi, Petzi, Pedi
  • Greek: Πέτρα (Petra), Πετρούλα (Petroula)
  • Italian: Piera, Pierina
  • Macedonian: Петра (Petra), Петранка (Petranka)

Notable people with this given name

Notable people with this given name include:

Fictional characters

See also

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