Save Gender Masculine Usage History Pronounced Pron. /ˈpɛt.ɹɑɹk/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Anglicized form of the surname of Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), an Italian Renaissance poet and scholar. His surname was a patronym, originally Petracco, from a diminutive of the name of his father Pietro.
