Pernill as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pernill

What is the meaning of the name Pernill ?

The baby name Pernill is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced PER-nil,per-NEEL-ə.

Pernill is Scandinavian in Origin.

Pernill is a modern Scandinavian and English-adjacent variant of Pernille/Pernilla, itself from medieval Petronilla, diminutive of Petronia, feminine of the Roman family name Petronius (likely Etruscan). Through association with St. Peter (Greek Petros “stone”), Petronilla has long been interpreted as “little rock” or “stone,” though this is partly folk etymology.

Usage traces to the cult of the early Roman martyr Saint Petronilla; the name flourished in medieval France and England as Pernel, Pernell, or Parnel, later yielding the surname Parnell. A Scandinavian revival in the 19th–20th centuries established Danish/Norwegian Pernille and Swedish Pernilla. Pernill is a clipped, contemporary spelling occasionally found in Denmark and Norway, offering a sleek update while retaining traditional roots. Related forms include Petronilla, Petronille, Pernille, Pernilla, Pernelle, Parnel/Parnell, and Pernell; diminutives Nille (Danish) and Nilla (Swedish).

⚙ Pernill is extremely rare. Across 1 country, we found just 3 recorded uses of it.