Petrona

Girl · Latin, through Spanish

Petrona

Say it: peh-TROH-nah

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Meaning

Spanish feminine of Latin Petronius, a Roman family name of uncertain meaning, popularly linked to petra 'rock'.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

271 babies given this name since 1913
At its height in 2020, about 1 in 61,500 girls
26 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Argentine Andean Central American Mexican

The family of the name

Italian	Petronilla

Famous bearers

Petrona Rosende, Uruguayan poet

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AsunciónGirlSpanish 'assumption', from the feast of the Assumption of Mary.Colonial · forgotten

ItatíGirlAfter the Virgen de Itatí of Corrientes, Argentina, named after the town of Itatí; the place name is Guaraní,…Colonial · forgotten

PazGirlSpanish 'peace', after Nuestra Señora de la Paz.Colonial

EncarnaciónGirlSpanish 'incarnation', from the feast of the Incarnation.Colonial · forgotten

AgustinaGirlFeminine of Agustín, from Latin Augustinus, derived from augustus 'venerable'.Colonial · peak 1901

JosefaGirlSpanish feminine of José (Joseph), from Hebrew 'he will add'.Colonial · peak 1895 · forgotten

PatriciaGirlFeminine of Patricius 'patrician, of the noble class'.Victorian · peak 1951

PatrickBoyLatin Patricius, 'patrician, nobleman'.Early Medieval · peak 1968

Where this comes from

Parish baptism registers
National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.