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 [ syll. per-pe-tua, pe-rpet-ua ] The girl name Perpetua is pronounced P-erPEHCHuwah KEY. Perpetua's language of origin is Latin. It is predominantly used in German, Italian, and Spanish. Biblical name derived from the word perpetuus with the meaning 'perpetual, everlasting'. The name was borne by Saint Perpetua (-202), who was martyred with Saint Felicitas. The name has been mainly used by Roman Catholics. Perpetua is the feminine version of the German Perpetuus. A variant of Perpetua is the English pet form Peppi. Perpetua is not popular as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Perpetua: P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
