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Петренко

“Petro, Peter”

Петренко (Petrénko) is a surname. It is used in Ukrainian.

Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Petrenko.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Петренко goes back to a word meaning “Petro, Peter.”

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Where it comes from

Петренко is Petrenko written in Cyrillic. Petrenko comes from Ukrainian.

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How it developed

Built from Ukrainian Петро́ (“Petro, Peter”) + -е́нко.

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Петренко’s family of names

In Russian usage, Петренко as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form PETRENKO. In Ukrainian usage, Петренко as a surname has a transliteration in PETRENKO. In Ukrainian usage, Петренко as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as Petrénko.

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Around the world

Петренко has relatives in 6 languages.

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Spellings & scripts 2

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Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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