Petra

Petra \pe-tra, pet-ra\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Petra is pronounced PEHTRah in English ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Petra: P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

What is the origin of Petra?

Petra is of Old Greek origin. It is used mainly in English, German, Hungarian, Polish, and Spanish. The name is a modern feminine form of Peter, representing the Late Latin 'petra', from the Old Greek petros ('rock, stone'). It was made known in 1812 after the discovery of the archaeological ruins of the ancient Jordanian city of Petra, which is known for its rock-cut architecture. The first name was adopted by English speakers in the mid-20th century. Petra is the feminine version of the Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Scandinavian Peter pronounciation. Petra is a widely used name; it has 33 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include name Patra origin, Pedi name popularity, Pella pronounciation, baby name Pernilla, nicknames for Pernille, Perrine meaning of name, name Peta, Petee pronounciation, Peterina meaning, Peternella meaning and origin, Petie meaning and origin, name Petrea meaning, meaning of Petria, name Petrina origin, Petroa name variations, Petrona meaning (used in Spanish too), Petronia pronounciation, Petronilla pronounciation, Petrova name popularity, nicknames for Petrovna, Petta name, baby name Pierce, what does the name Pieretta mean, and Pierretta definition. Another English form is the shortening Pet meaning of name. Forms used in foreign languages include the Spanish name Peitra, the Slavic name Petrija origin, the French nicknames for Pier, the Italian Piera meaning of name, the Italian Pierina name, the French Pierrette pronounciation, and the Italian Pietra name popularity. The familiar form name Pierrine origin (French) is another foreign variant.

A famous person named Petra is Petra Nemcova, Model, Karvina, Czechoslovakia.

List of baby names that sound like Petra:

the name Patra name popularity, the name Pedra name, the Spanish name Peitra, the Italian what does the name Pietra mean, the name Powdar name, the name Powder meaning, the name short names for Powdir, the name nicknames for Powdor, the Welsh Paderau name variations, the name meaning of Patrea, the English what does the name Patria mean, the Indian Pavitra meaning of name, the name Petrea definition, the name short names for Petria, the English Petroa name variations, the name Pitara meaning of name, the name Pitarah meaning, the name Pitarra name, the name name Pitarrah, and the name Poetree meaning of name.

The baby name Petra fun facts:

The name Petra in reverse order is "Artep".

The numerological value of the name Petra is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Petra?

Petra is in the top names in USA.