Given name & surname
Pernella
“as solid as a rock”
Pernella is used as a given name and a surname. One Scandinavian interpretation is “as solid as a rock.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Scandinavian interpretation is “as solid as a rock.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Scandinavian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1904. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Pernella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 99
- 0 boys · 99 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1964. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1925.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Pernella’s family of names
Pernella has a related form in Pernell. Pernella has a related form in Pernel. Pernella has a related form in Pernela.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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