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I love Petra, but it is super hard to combo for me! I usually end up putting it with longer traditional names and not being satisfied with it. Petra is so sharp and chic that I want to pair her with a balancing, calm name but then it looks or sounds funny. But when I put a similarly "cool" name in there, it seems to take some of Petra's unique beauty away. So frustrating!

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Petra Rosaline
Petra Evangeline
Petra Catherine
Petra Margaret
Petra Emmeline
Petra Heloise
Petra Selene
Petra Suzette
Petra Kristina

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Auugh see I don't really like any of those! Petra I love you but I don't know what to do with youuuu

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I think Petra is beautiful. It's got a lovely root name in Peter, but the sound is so different from most other names out there, and it actually feels kind of old in a beautiful mystical way. (I know that seems over the top, but it's true imo) It never hopes to have someone close to you as a good influence on your opinion of the name.

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My current combo is Petra Tiffany, which is obviously high contrast.

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Other ideas:

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Petra Eleanor
Petra Fabienne
Petra Magnolia
Petra Mercy
Petra Melanie
Petra Rosaleen
Petra Tamsin
Petra Blythe

wow gross worst name EVER

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I actually don't have much to say about Petra, other than that I like it but can't ever use it (form of my surname). It's not frilly and it's not, like, butch either. I think of Petra, Jordan, too (and the stone city, which, is, wow, really beautiful). It also makes me think of petrified wood.

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The only combo I have for it is Petra Cosima.

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Oh and I once met someone who pronounced it PEET-ra and I thought that was pretty terrible

Not my thing. It reminds me of the word petrol.

It's one of those names that has potential, but I just can't stop adding "-fied" to the end of it. Or thinking of pets.

It makes me think of the city too; never been there, but a photographer friend of mine has the most amazing dawn-over-Petra photos. It's strong and unfrilly but feminine, and I like it a lot.

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Petra Sophia
Petra Catalina hey, it works! :D
Petra Cecilia
Petra Leonor / a
Petra Jumana
Petra Carys
Petra Dorothea
Petra Josiane
Petra Fariha
Petra Fidelma
Petra Graciela
Petra Helena
Petra Salma
Petra Cassia
Petra Lucilla

I'm sorry, but I REALLY HATE THIS NAME.

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It's not the least bit pretty or charming to me, and it reminds me of a nasty old witch: PETRA, THE WHITE-HAIRED CRONE. I just...I can't. I can't like it.

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I agree that Nameberry is totally useless. I've only been there a couple of times, but it seemed to be nothing but a lot of wanking- very little discussion. It's boring.

Peter is my #1 for a boy. So I'm hardwired to love Petra. She makes it easy by being to effortlessly elegant. Love, love Petra.

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Petra Vivien and Petra Linden are my stock combos. Others you might enjoy (sorry for any repeats):

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Petra Melanie
Petra Laurel
Petra Sophie
Petra Gervaise
Petra Valerie
Petra Catherine / Katharine / Cathleen / Kateri
Petra Elodie
Petra Niamh (this could become a stock combo for me -- thanks!)
Petra Celeste
Petra Faustine
Petra Nolwenn
Petra Caroline
Petra Shannon
Petra Natalie
Petra Chloe
Petra Miriam / Marion / Marianne
Petra Lorelei
Petra Nerys
Petra Julie / Julianne

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I personally love it. I think it's a little rough around the edges and definitely not a frilly name, but I like that. I've never met anyone named Petra before either, and I think that's a plus. It's not unheard of, but it isn't totally common either. It's a real name with history and that makes it respectable.

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Petra Delphine
Petra Lucienne
Petra Iolanthe
Petra Solveig
Petra Lavender
Petra Winter
Petra Camille

I like Petra. It's clearly feminine but isn't too frilly or insubstantial. It's simple to spell and pronounce and not too popular, but not too out-there either. It fits my criteria perfectly!

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Petra Julianne
Petra Louise
Petra Miriam
Petra Josephine
Petra Marianne
Petra Caroline
Petra Susan / Suzanne
Petra Jane

I adore Petra; it's peppy but dignified, fun but feminine and it ages very well. It's also far from overused.

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Combos:

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Petra Adrienne
Petra Albertina
Petra Angelique
Petra Frieda
Petra Briseis
Petra Carmen
Petra Celandine
Petra Clementine
Petra Constance
Petra Cordelia
Petra Desdemona
Petra Dorothea
Petra Eugenia
Petra Fiammetta
Petra Florence
Petra Francesca
Petra Gabrielle
Petra Geraldine
Petra Imogen
Petra Ingrid
Petra Ivy
Petra Jean
Petra Josephine
Petra Leocadia
Petra Leontine
Petra Lucille
Petra Marceline

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I don't like it because it reminds me of petrol. I'll have a go at some middle names for you though. :)

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Petra Wilhelmina
Petra Theresia
Petra Wilhelmine
Petra Louise
Petra Johanna
Petra Verena
Petra Viva
Petra Adelaide
Petra Monika
Petra Hester
Petra Lena
Petra Augusta
Petra Amalia
Petra Sidonia
Petra Flossie
Petra Alberta
Petra Charlotte
Petra Zella
Petra Greta
Petra Thora
Petra Adela
Petra Ida

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Any you like?

I've always liked Petra, ever since seeing a TV clip of a British actress called Petra Davies in an old serialisation of "Vanity Fair".
The only downside might be its teasing potential - "petrified" ...

I've liked Petra for a few years now but a few months ago it really dawned on me how much I like it and that I might actually consider using it for a daughter some day. Petra is has a short sound that I like but it's also rather sweet and spunky. I like that it's not too popular but yet it's not totally uncommon. It's nice that is has the strong meaning "rock" and could be used to honor someone named Peter (or even the surname Peters) but yet it has a more pleasing sound with the softer E sound in the beginning. I also think it would age quite well from little girl to grown woman.

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My current favorite Petra combo is Petra Felicity because it balances strength and softness, and both names are rather spunky.

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Other Petra combos:
Petra Evelyn
Petra Eleanor
Petra Frances
Petra Sadie
Petra Louise
Petra Violet
Petra Constance
Petra Josephine
Petra Janette
Petra Georgina
Petra Ruby
Petra Rosalyn / Rosamond
Petra Sylvie
Petra Caroline
Petra Madeleine
Petra Margot / Margaux

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I love it very much. It's unusual, feminine without being frilly and easy to say and spell. It also has an "exotic" flair to it.

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My favourite Petra combination is Petra Josephine.

It's pleasant and not overused... both of which are points in its favour. Makes me think of an old Christian rock band, but it's not a bad association 'cause they were a good band... an a lot of the younger kids now may have no clue who they are...

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mns
Rayael
Lucille
Kristine
Charleen
Dominique
Joanne
Breanne
Jolene
Janelle
Joelle
Kaede (rhymes w/ Friday)
Joy
Rosalie
Mayu (ma-yu... many meaning/kanji possibilities... my pref is truth and freedom 真由)
Faith
Nadine
Laurelle
Vivian
Natalie

This message was edited 1/7/2013, 8:21 PM