Message: "Petrova" - Behind the Name

[Facts] Petrova

by jeziana

9/13/2007, 9:46 AM

In the book Ballet Shoes there is a character called Petrova, and apparently it is Russian. Does any one know any more about it? Or was it just made up for the purpose of the story?

Jeziana x
"A man is known by the books he reads" Ralph Waldo Emerson

#Petrova

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- Ivayla +1

9/13/2007, 11:43 AM

Petrova is a last name. It's the female form of Petrov: http://surnames.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=petrov&type=n&operator=or

- jeziana

9/13/2007, 1:35 PM

thanks

thanks a lot!

- ToveTer +1

9/13/2007, 10:31 AM

Petrova is a popular Russian (feminine) surname - like Ivanova, Pavlova, or Feodorovna. They're all based on common first names, like Ivan, Vasily, Fedor, Petr, Pavel...

Masculine forms: Petrov
Ivanov
Pavlov
Feodorov
But I don't live in Russia, so I could be wrong. (But my native language is actually Russian)

- jeziana

9/13/2007, 1:35 PM

thanks

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