Petronella
About Petronella
Petronella, and its shorter sister Petra, are both feminizations of Peter. While Petronella is a name with deep history, it's extremely rare. It was given to no baby girls on record in the US last year.
As of October 2026, Petronella ranked #5111 in US births in 1949 SSA, peaked at #1137 in 1884.
Editor's take: The name Petronella is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "rock, stone".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Petronella on lists
Famous Petronellas
- Petronella "Petsy" Wyatt
British journalist
- Petronella Barker
British,Norwegian actress
- Petronella "Nel" van Vliet
Dutch Olympic swimmer
- Petronella Johanna Maria Godefrida "Elly" Blanksma
van den Heuvel, Dutch politician
- Petronella Gerardina "Nel" Roos
Lodder, Dutch Olympic discus thrower
- Petronella Johanna Maria "Nel" Bos
Dutch swimmer
- Petronella "Nel" Büch
Dutch sprinter
- Petronella "Nel" Burgerhof
Dutch gymnast
- Petronella Frederika Cornelia "Nel" Garritsen
Dutch swimmer
- Petronella Phillemina Johanna "Nel" van Randwijk
Dutch gymnast
- Petronella Veronica Maria "Nel" Zwier
Dutch high jumper
- Petronella de Meath (d. 1324)
the first woman executed for witchcraft in Ireland; she was burnt at the stake
Petronella in pop culture
- Petronella van Daan
pseudonym used for Auguste van Pels in "The Diary of Anne Frank"
- Petronella Oortman
main character in Jesse Burton's novel "The Miniaturist"