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Female Versions of Peter?

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pommedechocolat · 24/08/2011 11:31

Anyone know of any other than Petra?

Would like to use a family name as a middle name even if it is a girl but can't think of how to feminise Peter (other than Petra which I'm not loving).

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IamnotwhouthinkIam · 06/06/2023 23:04

Love the girls name Peta - very cool. I knew someone at Uni who had it as her middle name. And as a middle name I'd definitely use it (especially as it makes it more obvious you are honouring a Peter) , although it might be misspelt/misheard too often as the boys version for a first name choice.

KirstenBlest · 06/06/2023 13:00

@RosaSkye , Atticus seems fairly popular, so presumably Attica would be ok, so maybe Cella would be ok

RosaSkye · 06/06/2023 12:57

@KirstenBlest yes I think you’re right!

KirstenBlest · 06/06/2023 12:54

Thanks. I think it's a bit too close to Cellar.

RosaSkye · 06/06/2023 12:33

KirstenBlest · 06/06/2023 12:14

@RosaSkye , where is Cella from? I've not seen it before and how does one say it?

@KirstenBlest its an old Latin name , in Italian it would be said like “chell- ah” with a hard ch for cheese. Can see there would be pronunciation issues though as here it would probably be Sellah…. Spelt Sela, it is actually the original biblical name for Petra

Was just racking my brains for something meaning the same as Peter!

KirstenBlest · 06/06/2023 12:14

@RosaSkye , where is Cella from? I've not seen it before and how does one say it?

RosaSkye · 05/06/2023 21:27

Cella means rock, like Peter

Ellmau · 05/06/2023 18:42

Loads.

Petra
Petronella - I like this one best
Petronilla
Pernel
Pernelle
Pierrette
Pietra

RuthW · 03/06/2023 13:14

Peta is a girl's name.

KirstenBlest · 03/06/2023 12:49

@LiquoriceAllsorts2 , I know. Her sisters were Pauline and Posy. The author was a woman.

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 03/06/2023 12:16

KirstenBlest · 03/06/2023 11:34

Isn't Petrova a surname rather than a first name? I think Petrov translates as Peterson

one of the girls in ballet shoes was called petrova

KirstenBlest · 03/06/2023 11:34

Isn't Petrova a surname rather than a first name? I think Petrov translates as Peterson

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 02/06/2023 21:06

Petrova,

although it is very Russian sounding.

Cressie2 · 02/06/2023 20:51

I have heard of Peta, which I love.

KirstenBlest · 31/05/2023 14:12

Simone (Simon Peter - Peter in the Bible)
Petronella

BlueChampagne · 31/05/2023 11:43

If you take the meaning of Peter, it opens up gemstone names.

SmurfHaribos · 31/05/2023 10:25

Peta (but obviously has the connotations of PETA).

oldnorsesaga · 31/05/2023 08:49

I do love Perrine.

other ideas
Petra
Peta
Petronella
Pernelle
Pietra

or just Peter

user1492757084 · 31/05/2023 06:45

Peta - my fave.
Pierrette
Petra
Pepita

Whatisityoucantface · 31/05/2023 06:31

I have a man’s middle name, it’s a good talking point at least! I hated it when I was younger but I reckon kids today wouldn’t be as bothered.

lifeisfine · 31/05/2023 00:13

Piper, it starts with P and ends with R

duzida · 24/08/2011 16:57

Petrova! sounds terrible, but it's the great middle sister from ballet shoes, the one who hates ballet and really wants to be an engineer instead.

PercyFilth · 24/08/2011 16:51

Pernilla?

LottieJenkins · 24/08/2011 15:16

My Mums friend is a female Peter called Peta.

beanlet · 24/08/2011 15:09

Just use Peter. My second middle name is a family surname which sounds quite masculine and I think i's cool.

Lucie Elizabeth Peter Smith.

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