Pernilla - Meaning of Pernilla

What does Pernilla mean?

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Pernilla

[ 3 syll. per-nil-la, pe-rni-lla ] The baby girl name Pernilla is pronounced as P-erNIHLLaa †. Pernilla is used chiefly in the Scandinavian language, and it is derived from Old Greek and Latin origins.

Pernilla is a variant of the name Petra (English, German, Hungarian, Polish, and Spanish).

Pernilla is also a contraction of the name Petronella (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian) in the Scandinavian language.

Pernilla is also a variant of the name Petronia (German) in the Scandinavian language.

See also the related categories, greek, latin, and scandinavian.

Pernilla is not regularly used as a baby name for girls. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Pernilla include Pernella, Peronel, Peronelle, Parnell, Parnelle, and Pernille.

† English pronunciation for Pernilla: P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"