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[Opinions] Petra?
Hey Guys, What do you think of the name Petra? Boy or Girl? The reason I am asking is because I went to Romania and there was a little girl named Petronella and I loved her name, but I don't think it is an USA friendly name, I don't want kids to make fun of her, so I was thinking about just Petra.. WDYT? THanks, KJ
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Definitely girl. I think Petronella would be fine in the US, but I do prefer just Petra.
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Petra is all girl to me. It reminds me a bit of the old Christian rock band, but I've also heard it here and there as a name (only on girls, btw) and I do like it. I met a little girl whose father's nn was Roc (I forgot his given name) and so her parents named her Petra "after" him, which I thought was cute. :)
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I absoulutly LOVE the name Petra! It's a beautiful, underused, place name. It's 100% girl IMO.
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All girl, Petra is a gp for me as I'd never use it but its cuteV
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Tritto
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Ditto
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Petra boy or girl?! I didn't knwo this could possibly be unisex ;) It's all girl to me. Petronella is my mum's official fn, but she's called "Elly". I think Petronella "Petra" would be good, with all those creative spellings and random weird names, I don't think Petronella would be that much of a problem :)
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I see it as a girls name, but I have seen it used on a boy (he was Czech)
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Petra is a feminine form of Peter and I have never seen it used for a boy so it is totally girl for me
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Petra is of course a girl name. I know a Petra, she really pulls it off. Thumbs up.
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Petra is all girl to me. It's pretty, and I think the US would be fine with it, especially since we've been exposed to the name in celeb culture (a model, I think?). Petronella is nice, and it has the popular -ella element, so I think people could warm to it. It's not my style, but I wouldn't mind seeing it on someone else.
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Petra is deffinately a feminine name and it's so sweet and pretty to me. Petronella is also nice but is a little bit long and unheard of in the USA. If you like Petra better I would deffinately use that or you could name her Petronella and use Petra as the name she's generally called or something else like Nella, Ella, Petro, or Ronnie as a nickname.I hope this helps.
~Laurie :)
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Petra is all girl. No question.Peter is my favorite boy's name, so Petra's an easy love for me. I also like Petronella; the nn Nell is so sweet. But I agree that Petra would be easier to live with here in the U.S.Have you begun to think about mn possibilites?

This message was edited 3/13/2007, 11:49 AM

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ditto on Peter, Petra, and Nell :)
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Nope not yet. wanna help? :) -KJ
P.S. Petra could be fn or mn
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Red flag to a bull. :-)Petra Valerie
Petra Natalie
Petra Diane
Petra Catherine
Petra Sylvie
Petra Leontine ("LAY-un-teen")
Petra Thais
Petra Chloe
Petra Gisele
Petra Laurel
Petra Vivien
Petra Nicole
Petra Charlotte
Petra Blythe
Petra Gillian
Petra Imogen
Petra Hermione
Petra Damaris
Petra Lucy
Petra Dominique
Petra Mary
Petra Valentine
Petra VioletA pretty ecclectic list, but which I hope you'll enjoy. Sometimes a rhythm appeals even if a particular mn doesn't grab you.
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I'd say it's for a girl but be careful with this name, in spanish it means "nosy" and in the us many kids speak spanish....
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Definitely feminine, and it's a name I happen to like quite a bit. When I first came across it, I didn't like it because it reminded me of the word "petrified" but it has since grown on me.
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I think it'd definitely be girl. I associate it, though, with Petrol.
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