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 [ 4 syll. pe-tro-nia, pet-ron-ia ] The girl name Petronia is pronounced PehTROWNiyah KEY. Petronia's origin is Latin, and its use, German. The name Petronia means 'rock, stone; country bumpkin'. From petros 'rock, stone' ; petro 'yokel'. The first name is derived from the Roman family name Petronius, which is of uncertain origin. The root element could be 'petra' or petro ('yokel'). Saint Petronilla was a 1st-century martyr often portrayed in medieval legends as the daughter or companion of Saint Peter. Various medieval forms of the name include Petronel, Pernel, or Parnel; the latter two were later associated with prostitutes and subsequently fell into disuse by the 19th century. Petronia is the feminine version of the English, German, and Scandinavian Peter and the Spanish and Italian Petronio. Petronia has 18 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Petrona (used in Spanish too), Petronel, Petronella (used in Dutch, German, and Scandinavian too), Petronilla (used in German and Italian too), and Tona (used in Spanish too). Another English variant is the pet form Pety (used in too). Forms of Petronia used in foreign languages include the Polish Ela, the Czech, Spanish, Frisian, German, Slavic, and Polish Nela, the Polish Nelka, the Scandinavian Pernilla, the Scandinavian Pernille, the name Peronelle, the name Petranella, the Romanian Petronela, the Spanish Petronila, and the French Pétronille. The short form Pet, and the pet form Petsy are other foreign variants. Petronia is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Petronia include the Italian Patrina, the English Petrina, and the English and Spanish Petrona. KEY: English pronunciation for Petronia: 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)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
