Petra (given name)

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, which is derived from the Greek word "πέτρα" (pronounced [ˈpetra]) meaning "stone, rock". 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.

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