Petra name - Meaning of Petra

Petra name - Meaning of Petra

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Gender
Feminine
Lucky Number
6
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Usage
Greek, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Hungarian, English
Pronounced
PET-rə (English)
Petra Meaning
Feminine form of Peter. This was also the name of an ancient city in the region that is now Jordan. Petra originates in Greek language and means "rocky". It is a feminine form of Peter and a popular name especially in central Europe. It is also the name of a historical city in Jordan, proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.

Petra Related Names
Variants: Peta (English (Australian) ), Petrina, Petrona, Petronela, Petronella, Petronelle, Petronia, Petronila, Petronilla, Piera, Pierra, Pietra
Diminutives: Penka, Petia, Petya (Bulgarian), Petrina (English)
Masculine Forms: Petros (Greek), Peter, Petrus (German), Peder, Pelle, Per, Peter, Petter, Peer, Pehr (Swedish), Peder, Per, Peter, Petter, Peer (Norwegian), Peder, Per, Peter, Peer (Danish), Petri, Petteri, Pietari (Finnish), Peter, Petrus, Pier, Pieter (Dutch), Petr (Czech), Peter (Slovak), Peter (Slovene), Penko, Petar, Petko (Bulgarian), Pejo, Perica, Pero, Petar (Croatian), Pejo, Perica, Pero, Petar (Serbian), Pece, Petar, Petko, Petre (Macedonian), Péter, Peti (Hungarian), Pete, Peter (English)
Other Languages: Perrine, Pierrette (French), Pietra, Piera, Pierina, Pietrina (Italian)

Petra Celebrities
Petra Berger - musician, Petra Haden - violinist, Petra Hultgren - actress, Petra Kelly - published author, Petra Lucero - artist, Petra Mandula - tennis player, Petra Nemcova - model, Petra Siniawski - actress,


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Meaning of Petra Name

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