 Meaning of name Petra
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Meaning  The name Petra has the following meaning: Rock. A variation of Peter. It also has the same meaning in Latin and Spanish. This was also the name of an ancient city in the region that is now Jordan.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls. Popularity
As a baby girl name, Petra is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Petra in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Petra is pronounced as pet-ruh Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Petra and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Petra: Boys - Anacletus, Cletus, Giles, Isidore, Linus, Timothy, Girls - Danfy, Delta, Demi, Desdemona, Iris, Karissa, Kira, Theodora, Theola, Both genders - MelissaVariants Popular Variants for the name Petra: Pedi, Pedie, Pedrine (Danish), Peitra (Spanish), Pella, Pernilla, Pernille, Perrine, Pet, Peta (Spanish), Petee, Peterina, Peterinella, Peti (Slavic), Petria, Petrina (Scottish), Petrine (Danish), Petrini (Greek), Petrona (Spanish), Petronela (Spanish), Petronella (Swedish), Petronelle (Greek), Petronia, Petronila (Spanish), Petronilla, Petronille (French), Petrova, Petrovna, Petta, Pettine (Greek), Piera (Italian), Pieretta, Pierina (French), Pierra (French), Pierretta, Pierrette (French), Pietra (Italian) The name Petra is itself a variant of PeterNicknames Common nicknames for the name Petra are: Pat
Style We think the name Petra should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional girl namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Petra to be: A pleasant and well-mannered womanIn one word, you might describe Petra as a(n) " pleasant" person. See other "pleasant" names for girls. |
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Famous persons The names of some famous persons by the name Petra (or its variants) are: Petra Dallmann, born on 6 November, a famous athlete. Petra Dallmann's background: A German swimmer who won a Bronze medal in 2004 Olympics and a Gold medal in 2001 World Aquatics Championships. Petra Granlund, born on 15 October, a famous athlete. Petra Granlund's background: A Swedish swimmer from Valla,who participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics for Sweden in the 200 m butterfly and in the 4x200 m freestyle relay. She finished 14th in the 200 m butterfly and 8th in the 4x200 freestyle relay, alongside Josefin Lillhage, Gabriella Fagundez and Ida Marko-Varga. Petra Kelly, born on 29 November, a famous author. Petra Kelly's background: A politician who founded the German Green Party, the first Green party to rise to prominence worldwide. 
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