Given name · also French
Petronille
“as solid and strong as a rock”
Petronille is a variant of Petronela. In Latin use, Petronela carries the interpretation “as solid and strong as a rock.”
Original LatinPetronella
Meaning & origin
What it means
Petronille 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
Petronille comes from Middle French, and ultimately from Latin.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Norwegian usage, Petronille developed from Petronella.
Petronille’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Petronille developed from the Latin form Petronella. In Norwegian usage, Petronille has a related form in Pernille. In Norwegian usage, Petronille has a related form in Petronella.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
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.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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