Given name & surname · also Bulgarian
Petrova
Petrova is a surname from Bulgarian, ultimately from Russian.
Original RussianПетрова
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Petrova comes from Bulgarian, and ultimately from Russian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Petrova as a surname is a feminine form of Петров.
Petrova’s family of names
In English usage, Petrova as a surname is a feminine form of Петров. In Greek usage, Petrova as a surname is a transliteration of Πέτροβα. In Greek usage, Petrova as a surname is a transliteration of Πέτρωβα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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