What does Petronia mean?
How do we pronounce Petronia?
Petronia \pe-tro-nia, pet-ron-ia\ is a female's name. It consists of 8 letters and 4 syllables.
The baby girl name Petronia is pronounced PehTROWNiyah 1.
1 English pronunciation for Petronia: P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"
What is the origin of Petronia?
Petronia's origin is Old Greek and Latin, and its use, German. From Latin roots, its meaning is 'country bumpkin'. The first name is derived from the Roman family name Petronius, which is of uncertain origin. The root element could be petro ('yokel'), although some take the name to derive from Petra. Saint Petronilla was a 1st-century martyr often portrayed in medieval legends as the daughter or companion of the apostle Peter; the association led to the popularity of the name in the Middle Ages. Various medieval forms of the name include Petronel, Pernel, or Parnel; the latter two were later associated with prostitutes and subsequently fell into disuse after the 18th century. Petronia is a form of the English, German, Hungarian, Polish, and Spanish Petra name. Petronia is the feminine version of the Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Scandinavian Peter meaning of name and the Spanish and Italian baby name Petronio. Petronia has 18 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include name Peronelle, name Petranella origin, Petrona definition (used in Spanish too), what does the name Petronel mean, Petronella meaning (used in Dutch, German, and Scandinavian too), and Petronilla meaning of name (used in German and Italian too). Other English forms include the shortening nicknames for Pet, and the diminutives Petsy name and Pety meaning of name. Forms used in foreign languages include the Polish name Ela meaning, the Polish Nela definition, the Polish meaning of Nelka, the Scandinavian Pernilla meaning, the Scandinavian Pernille pronounciation, the Romanian Petronela name popularity, the Spanish Petronila definition, the French baby name Pétronille, and the Spanish Tona pronounciation.
List of baby names that is pronounced like Petronia:
the French name Pétronille, the Italian baby name Patrina, the name meaning of Peterina, the English meaning of Petrina, and the English and Spanish what does the name Petrona mean.
The baby name Petronia fun facts:
The name Petronia in reverse order is "Ainortep".
The numerological value of the name Petronia is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.
How popular is Petronia?
Petronia is not in the top girl names in USA.