Names Like Petra — Find Similar Baby Names
Petra is a 5-letter Greek girls' name meaning “Rock”. This page collects 118 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Pedra and Peta, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -tra like Astra and Estra, and names sharing the “rock” concept like Adri and Alanna.
For the full Petra profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Petra page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Petra
24 baby names that differ from Petra by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedra | 1 | Stone | Spanish | Female |
| Peta | 1 | Blackfoot Name Meaning " Golden Eagle." PETUNIA | Native American | Female |
| Petre | 1 | Rock | Romanian | Male |
| Pietra | 1 | Rock | Italian | Female |
| Peada | 2 | Name Of A Prince | Anglo | Male |
| Pedro | 2 | A Rock. Form Of Peter. | Spanish | Male |
| Peer | 2 | A Rock. Form Of Peter. | German | Male |
| Pekka | 2 | Stone | Finnish | Male |
| Penda | 2 | Swahili Name Meaning "Beloved." | African | Male |
| Per | 2 | A Rock. Form Of Peter. | German | Male |
| Perry | 2 | Pear Tree | Anglo | Male |
| Pert | 2 | From The Thorn Bush Or Thicket | Celtic | Male |
| Pete | 2 | A Rock. Form Of Peter. | English | Male |
| Peter | 2 | Rock | Greek | Male |
| Peterka | 2 | Stone | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Petiri | 2 | Meaning Unknown | Egyptian | Male |
| Petrina | 2 | Rock | Greek | Female |
| Petrov | 2 | Peterka's Son | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Petrus | 2 | One Of Joseph's Disciples | Arthurian | Male |
| Pietro | 2 | Italian | Male | |
| Pura | 2 | Pure | Spanish | Female |
| Pabla | 3 | Little | Spanish | Female |
| Padma | 3 | Lotus | Indian | Female |
| Paella | 3 | Mantle | English | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Petra’s Greek origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abdera | From Abdera | Female |
| Abderus | Myth Name (A Friend Of Hercules) | Male |
| Absyrtus | Myth Name (Brother Of Medea) | Male |
| Abydos | From Abydos | Male |
| Acantha | Thorn | Female |
| Acastus | Myth Name (An Argonaut) | Male |
| Acestes | Myth Name | Male |
| Achates | Myth Name (Companion Of Aeneas) | Male |
| Achelous | Myth Name (A River God) | Male |
| Acheron | Myth Name (River Of Woe) | Male |
| Achilles | Lipless | Male |
| Acis | Myth Name (Lover Of Galatea) | Male |
| Aconteus | Myth Name | Male |
| Acrisius | Myth Name (Grandfather Of Perseus) | Male |
| Acteon | Myth Name (A Hunter Torn Apart By His Own Dogs) | Male |
| Adelpha | "Dear Sister."Variants Include Adelphe And Adelphie. | Female |
| Admeta | Myth Name (From A Tale Of Hercules) | Female |
| Admetus | Myth Name (A King Of Pherae) | Male |
| Adrastus | Myth Name (One Of The Attackers In "The Seven Against Thebes") | Male |
| Adrial | Male | |
| Aeacus | Myth Name (Grandfather Of Achilles) | Male |
| Aeaea | Myth Name (Island Of Circe) | Female |
| Aedon | Myth Name (Daughter Of Pandareos) | Female |
| Aeetes | Myth Name (Medea's Father) | Male |
5-Letter P-Names Like Petra
24 names that share Petra's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Petra's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Petra
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Petra.
Names That Rhyme with Petra
11 baby names that share Petra's last 3 letters — -tra. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astra | Star | Greek | Female |
| Estra | Myth Name | Anglo | Female |
| Anitra | Grace | Hebrew | Female |
| Pietra | Rock | Italian | Female |
| Chaitra | First month of spring | Indian | Female |
| Dumitra | From Demeter | Romanian | Female |
| Electra | Sparkling | Greek | Female |
| Cleopatra | Her Father's Fame | Greek | Female |
| Kleopatra | Glory Of The Father | Greek | Female |
| Clytemnestra | Myth Name (Murdered Agamemnon) | Greek | Female |
| Hypermnestra | Myth Name (Refused To Kill Her Husband On Their Wedding Night) | Greek | Female |
Names That Start Like Petra
17 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Petra — Pet-. Good for parents who like Petra's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peta | Blackfoot Name Meaning " Golden Eagle." PETUNIA | Native American | Female |
| Pete | A Rock. Form Of Peter. | English | Male |
| Peter | Rock | Greek | Male |
| Petre | Rock | Romanian | Male |
| Petiri | Meaning Unknown | Egyptian | Male |
| Petrov | Peterka's Son | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Petrus | One Of Joseph's Disciples | Arthurian | Male |
| Peterka | Stone | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Peterke | Hungarian Form Of Peter (Rock) | Hungarian | Male |
| Petrina | Rock | Greek | Female |
| Petrine | Feminine Of Pedar (Rock) | Danish | Female |
| Petunia | Flower Name | Native American | Female |
| Peterson | A Rock. Form Of Peter. | English | Male |
| Peta-Gaye | Unknown | English | Female |
| Petronela | Rock | Romanian | Female |
| Petronilla | Rock | German | Female |
| Petronille | Rock | German | Female |