Petula

Modern invented name

Petula Origin and Meaning

The name Petula is a girl's name .

Swinging London songbird Petula Clark claims that this name was her father's invention; in any case it hasn't seen much copycat usage.

Famous People Named Petula

  • Petula Sally Olwen Clark
    Welsh pop singer
  • Petula Louise "Patty" Brard
    Dutch,Indonesian singer of girl group Luv'
  • Dawn Petula Butler
    English MP

Petula in Pop Culture

  • Petula Giordino
    character on British TV's "Dinnerladies"
  • Petula Kensington
    character in "Ghostgirl" by Tonya Hurley
  • Petula
    character in "The Twists and Turns of Love" by Barbara Cartland
  • Petula
    character in movie "Beautiful Creatures"
  • Petula
    character on TV's "United States of Tara"
  • Petula
    sister of Pete in Disney comics
  • Petula
    dog in the Molly Moon series by Georgia Byng
  • Petula Lorry
    character in Batman comics
  • Its form suggests a derivation from Latin petulantia 'sauciness
    impudence'.