Petra

Greek

"rock, stone"

Petra Origin and Meaning

The name Petra is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "rock, stone".

A strong Greek name with pan-European charm, Petra is a relatively recent feminization of Peter, though it relates back to an incredible ancient city in Jordan that was rediscovered in the early nineteenth century.

Currently among the most popular girl names in Croatia, Hungary, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Petra ranked in the US Top 1000 every year from 1880 to 1951, reaching a high of #493 in 1929.

There have been Petras in two European film classics: Ingmar Bergman's Smiles of a Summer Night and Rainer Werner Fassbinder's The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant. The most prominent Petra in recent years is gorgeous supermodel Petra Nemcova, who is also an international disaster relief activist. Petra is also the name of a famous Christian rock band.

Petra Rank in US Top 1000

# 987 in the US

Petra Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 375 on Nameberry

Petra Popularity

• 375 Nameberry 2024
• 475 Unique 2023
• 913 England 2019
• 54 Hungary 2023
• 62 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022
• 15 Croatia 2023

20 Names Similar to Petra

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• Phaedra
• Olympia
• Paloma
• Saskia
• Greta
• Ramona
• Delphine
• Portia
• Nina
• Cosima
• Philippa
• Ingrid
• Freya
• Isolde
• Verity
• Tabitha
• Zelda
• Minerva
• Renata
• Lavender

Famous People Named Petra

• Petra Bagust New Zealand TV presenter
• Petra Cetkovská Czech tennis player
• Petra Collins Canadian photographer and artist
• Petra Ecclestone British,Croatian heiress and socialite
• Petra Haden American violinist and singer
• Petra Kvitova Czech tennis player
• Petra Martić‡ Croatian tennis player
• Petra Linnea Paula Marklund aka September Swedish singer
• Petra Maria Mede Swedish comedienne, dancer and TV host
• Petra Nemcova Czech model
• Petra Schmidt Schaller, German actress
• Petra Hildegard Elisabeth Schürmann German actress, model; Miss World 1956
• Petra Charlotte Verkaik American model
• Petra Yared Australian actress
• Petra Lindgren Swedish rhythmic gymnast

Petra in Pop Culture

• Petra maid and confidante in Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music"
• Petra Arkanian character in Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game series.
• Petra Hoffman minor character on Australian TV show "Dance Academy"
• Petra Taylor character on British soap "Brookside"
• Petra Ral fictional character in the Japanese anime and manga series "Attack On Titan"
• Petra Larsen character on TV's "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
• Petra Sutherland character in "Incendiary" by Chris Cleave
• Petra Kronos main character in the Kronos Chronicles series
• Petra Solano character on The CW's "Jane The Virgin"
• Petra character in the game "Minecraft Story Mode"