Petra Family History
Petra Name Meaning
Catalan: habitational name from Petra in Majorca an important place during the 16th and 17th centuries. This surname which is very rare in Spain is also found in Mexico. Romanian: from the personal name Petra feminine form of Petru ‘Peter’. Italian: from the personal name Petra feminine form of Petro a dialect form of Pietro ‘Peter’. Italian: topographic name from the vocabulary word petra a variant of pietra ‘stone rock’. In some cases also an American shortened form (and Greek feminine form denoting ‘the daughter or wife of’) of Greek Petras .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022