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

The name 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'.