Petra

Etymology 1

A feminine form of Peter, identical with Late Latin petra (“stone”); came into regular use in the nineteenth century.

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”).

Anagrams

• Peart, apert, apter, parte, pater, peart, petar, prate, preta, reapt, repat, retap, taper, trape, treap

Proper noun

Petra f

1. A female given name., cognate to Petra

Proper noun

Petra

1. A female given name., feminine of Peter.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Petra f

1. A female given name..

Proper noun

Petra f

1. A female given name.

Etymology

Borrowed from German or Swedish Petra in the 20th century. Sometimes associated with dialectal Finnish petra (“deer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpetrɑ]
• Hyphenation: Pet‧ra

Proper noun

Petra

1. A female given name..

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeːtʀa/

Proper noun

Petra

1. A female given name., feminine form of Peter.

Proper noun

Petra f (genitive Petrae); first declension

1. A place name.
2. A post-classical female given name., the feminine form of Petrus.

References

• Petra in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Petra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Proper noun

Petra

1. A female given name., feminine form of Peter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛtra/

Proper noun

Petra f (genitive Petry, nominative plural Petry) declension pattern žena

1. A female given name., cognate to Petra

Further reading

• Petra in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Proper noun

Petra c (genitive Petras)

1. A female given name., feminine form of Peter.