Petra

Where Petra comes from

Feminine form of Peter. Derived from petra (“stone”), from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”). The name came into regular use in the 19th century.
— Wiktionary's entry for Petra
  • Ancient Greek
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1881
    First appearance
    #539 among girls, 10 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1894
    Peak, #429
    42 babies named Petra — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1947
    Petra Kelly born
    German politician and activist
  4. 1990
    Petra Kvitová born
    Czech tennis player
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter; variant form Peta.
Namesakes
  • Petra Kvitová · Czech tennis player, born 1990
  • Petra Kelly · German politician and activist, 1947–1992
  • Petra Vlhová · Slovak female alpine skier, born 1995
  • Petra Martić · Croatian female tennis player, born 1991
  • Petra Němcová · Czech fashion model, born 1979

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.