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Petronela

From the Roman family name Petronius, possibly connected to stone or rocky ground.

Meaning and origin

Petronela is the Romanian and Slovak form of Petronilla, a name rooted in the Latin Petronius.

How to pronounce Petronela

Romanian (Romania)peh-troh-NEL-ah /petroːˈneːla/

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