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 [ 2 syll. pe-tra, pet-ra ] The girl name Petra is pronounced PEHTRah KEY. 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 ('rock, stone'), 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 English, German, and Scandinavian Peter. Forms of the name include the Spanish Peitra, the Slavic Petrija, the English Petrina, the English Petroa, the English and Spanish Petrona, the Italian Piera, the Italian Pierina, the French Pierrette, and the Italian Pietra. Other variants of Petra include the French pet form Pierrine and the English short form Pet. Petra is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1929, 0.016% of baby girls were named Petra. It was #493 in rank then. The baby name has seen a marked drop in popularity since then, and is currently used only on an infrequent scale. Within all girl names in its family, Petra was nevertheless the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Petra include the Spanish Peitra, the Italian Pietra, the English Patria, and the English Petroa. A famous person named Petra is Petra Nemcova, Model, Karvina, Czechoslovakia. KEY: Pronunciation for Petra: P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
