Given name
Petronia
“as solid and strong as a rock”
Petronia is a variant of Petronela. In Latin use, Petronela carries the interpretation “as solid and strong as a rock.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Petronia is a variant of Petronela. In Latin use, Petronela carries the interpretation “as solid and strong as a rock.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Petronia connects to the Peter name family through Petronela. Peter has been associated with Greek, Aramaic, and Scottish Gaelic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Petronia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 43
- 0 boys · 43 girls
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 10 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 10 in 1984. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 161 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Petronia’s family of names
In Polish usage, Petronia has a diminutive in Petronela. In Polish usage, Petronia has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Петрония. Petronia has a related form in Petronela.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
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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