Petronella
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name of Latin origin. Variant: Pernilla.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Petronella (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Petronella has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2000. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 20 |
| 1999 | 16 |
| 2000 | 23 |
| 2001 | 14 |
| 2002 | 11 |
| 2003 | 13 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 9 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 588 |
| 2000 | 609 |
| 2001 | 633 |
| 2002 | 648 |
| 2003 | 668 |
| 2004 | 671 |
| 2005 | 681 |
| 2006 | 683 |
| 2007 | 689 |
| 2008 | 697 |
| 2009 | 705 |
| 2010 | 705 |
| 2011 | 717 |
| 2012 | 723 |
| 2013 | 726 |
| 2014 | 732 |
| 2015 | 739 |
| 2016 | 738 |
| 2017 | 732 |
| 2018 | 734 |
| 2019 | 736 |
| 2020 | 739 |
Petronella in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Petronella.Hi! My name is Petronella.
- Petronella ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Petronella called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Petronella kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Petronella is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Petronellas mamma är lärare.Petronella's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Petronellas mamma is Petronella's mum.
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Questions about Petronella
How do you pronounce Petronella in Swedish?
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What does the name Petronella mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name of Latin origin. Variant: Pernilla.
How popular is Petronella in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Petronella in 2022. In 2020, 739 people in Sweden had Petronella as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2000 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.