Peronel as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Peronel

What is the meaning of the name Peronel ?

The baby name Peronel is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced peh-ROH-nel (English approx. /ˈpɛrənəl/; French approx. /pɛʁɔnɛl/).

Peronel is French in Origin.

Peronel is a medieval English and Anglo-French feminine name, a vernacular form of Petronilla, itself the Latin diminutive of Petronia from the Roman family name Petronius. The exact etymology of Petronius is uncertain, though since the Middle Ages Petronilla and its offshoots have often been associated by folk etymology with Peter (Greek Petros), giving the appealing sense "little rock."

Records show Peronel and its spellings in England and northern France from the 12th to the 15th centuries, appearing in manorial rolls and civic registers; the related French form Perenelle is famously borne by Perenelle Flamel (c.1320–1397). Usage declined after the Reformation but survives in surnames such as Parnell and Pernell and in periodic revivals. Variant forms include Pernel, Parnel, Pernell, Peronelle, Perenelle, Pernelle, Petronel, Petronilla, Petronella, and the Scandinavian Pernille. Potential short forms today include Nell or Nella.

⚙ Peronel is about as rare as a name gets. We count just 1 recorded use of it worldwide, from 1 country.