Surname

Petravičius

“descendant of Petras”

Petravičius is a surname. It is used in Lithuanian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Petravičius goes back to a word meaning “descendant of Petras.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Built from Lithuanian Petras + -avičius.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Petravičius’s family of names

In Lithuanian usage, Petravičius as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Polish form PIOTROWICZ. In Lithuanian usage, Petravičius as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form Peterson. In Lithuanian usage, Petravičius as a surname has a related form in Petrãvičė.

Walk Petravičius’s family in the name graph

PetravičiusPetròvičiusPetrãvičėPetrãvyčiusPetersonPiotrowicz

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Around the world

Petravičius has relatives in 3 languages.

Lithuanian

5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 3

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

Across languages 2

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

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