Petra (first name)

Petra is a female given name . As the female form of Peter , Petra is derived from the Greek "petros" (German "stone, rock").

distribution

The name has been used in Germany since the 20th century and was particularly widespread between 1950 and 1980. In 1960 Petra led the list of the most frequently given female first names in the GDR . In the Federal Republic of Germany the name was in 1967 number 3 on the corresponding list.

name day

The June 29th is the name day of Peter and therefore also of Petra. May 31st is mentioned less often as the day of the namesake Petronilla .

variants

German : Peti, Petrina, Petrine, Pezi, Petzi, Pedi
Bulgarian : Петя (Petja)
Frisian : Peekje, Pietje, Pierke, Pierkje, Piertje, Peterke, Petje, Petke, Pieterke
French : Perette, Pierrette, Perrine, Pierrine
Italian : Piera, Pierina, Pietra
Greek : Petroula
Czech : Petra, pet forms: Péťa, Petruška, Petrunka, Peťula, Peťulka

Name bearers

List of all Wikipedia articles with titles starting with Petra
List of all Wikipedia articles whose title includes Petra

Individual evidence

^ The large first name lexicon , 3rd edition, Dudenverlag, Mannheim et al. 2007.
^ G. Müller: The most popular first names in Germany since 1960 . In: J. Eichhoff, W. Seibicke and M. Wolffsohn (eds.): Name and Society. Social and historical aspects of naming and name development. , Mannheim et al. 2001, pp. 52-69.
↑ Catholic calendar of saints

[1] The large first name lexicon , 3rd edition, Dudenverlag, Mannheim et al. 2007.

[2] G. Müller: The most popular first names in Germany since 1960 . In: J. Eichhoff, W. Seibicke and M. Wolffsohn (eds.): Name and Society. Social and historical aspects of naming and name development. , Mannheim et al. 2001, pp. 52-69.

[3] Catholic calendar of saints