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Петя

“stone”

Петя (Pétja) is a masculine given name. It is used in Russian.

Bulgarian and RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Petâ.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Петя goes back to a word meaning “stone.”

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How it developed

In Russian usage, Петя is a diminutive of Пётр.

Петя’s family of names

In Russian usage, Петя is a diminutive of Пётр. In Russian usage, Петя has a later derivative in PETJA. In Russian usage, Петя has a transliteration in Petâ.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Пётрfull form · Russian

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 3

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

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