Given name

Petja

Petja is a masculine given name from Russian. It is used in Finnish.

Original RussianПетя

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Petja comes from Russian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Finnish usage, Petja developed from Петя.

Petja’s family of names

In Finnish usage, Petja developed from the Russian form Петя.

Walk Petja’s family in the name graph

PetjaPetyaПетя

The ring: across languages.

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People named Petja

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Sibling ideas

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