Home › Baby Names Directory › Petrina
Petrina
How to Pronounce Petrina
Pronounced peh-TREE-nuh /pɛˈtriː.nə/Medium
Meaning: Petrina is a feminine elaboration of Peter, from Greek petros, 'rock, stone.' It belongs with Petra and Petronella as a woman's form of the apostle's name, carrying the same steadfast 'rock' sense with a soft Italian-Scandinavian ending.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Petrina is a feminine form of Peter, from Greek petros, 'rock,' in the same family as Petra and Petronella. Uncommon in America throughout its run, it drew a little more use around 1971, its peak, at close to a hundred girls a year, riding the era's taste for flowing -ina endings.
A woman named Petrina at that peak is in her fifties today. The name never spread widely and had faded by the twenty-first century, but its clear meaning and soft rhythm keep it usable; it reads more European than dated, unlike the turn-of-century names around it.
Variations
Nicknames
Famous Bearers
- Famous bearers coming soon.
If you like Petrina…
Explore names like Petrina
Frequently Asked
What does the name Petrina mean?
Petrina is a feminine form of Peter, from the Greek for 'rock' or 'stone.'
How do you pronounce Petrina?
It's said peh-TREE-nuh /pɛˈtriː.nə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Petrina a boy or girl name?
Petrina is used as a girl's name, as a feminine form of Peter.
How popular is Petrina?
Petrina has always been uncommon in the U.S., with a little more use around the early seventies; it remains rare.