Petri Family History
Petri Name Meaning
German Dutch Flemish and French (Alsace and Lorraine): Latinized (humanistic) patronymic from the personal name Peter using the genitive of its Latin form Petrus. Compare Petry . Italian: patronymic or plural form of the personal name Petro . It is also found in southern France and Corsica. Italianized form of the Slovenian and Croatian patronymics Petrovčič Petrovič and Petrović (see Petrovic ). Compare Petruzzi Hungarian: habitational name for someone from any of several places so named. Scottish: variant of Petrie or Peter .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022