The baby name Petrea is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /pəˈtriːə/ (puh-TREE-uh),/pɛˈtriːə/ (peh-TREE-uh).
The baby name Petrea is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /pəˈtriːə/ (puh-TREE-uh),/pɛˈtriːə/ (peh-TREE-uh).
Petrea is in Origin.
Petrea is a feminine form of Peter, built on Greek Petros ("stone, rock") via Latin Petrus. The -ea ending aligns it with Scandinavian naming patterns and, separately, with Romanian usage; in both cases the core meaning remains "rock" or "steadfast." Though sharing its root with Petra and Peta, Petrea retains a softer, latinate cadence. The botanical genus Petrea (sandpaper vine) is unrelated etymologically but has helped keep the name visible in English.
Use clusters appear in Denmark and Norway from the late 19th to mid-20th century, with scattered adoption in English-speaking countries (e.g., Australia), while in Romania Petrea more commonly functions as a surname or a masculine given name derived from Petre. Variants and cognates include Petra, Peta, Petria, Petrina, and the rarer Petrena; masculine counterparts are Peter, Petre, and Piotr. Informal short forms may be Rea or Pet. Petrea offers a vintage, pan-European twist on the "rock" name.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD | 0 | #33 | 2 | 434 | |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #67 | 14 | 756 |
| MD | Girls | 0 | #92 | 1 | 865 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #325 | 5 | 7,429 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #496 | 10 | 12,621 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #539 | 10 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #618 | 8 | 10,983 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #906 | 25 | 5,610 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,168 | 305 | 10,046 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,230 | 7 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,363 | 84 | 9,415 |
Petrea is popular in 21 countries — most recent births per country:
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