Petronel

Medieval English form of PETRONILLA.

PETRONILLA   female   Italian, Late Roman
From a Latin name, a diminutive of Petronia, the feminine form of PETRONIUS. This was the name of an obscure 1st-century Roman saint, later believed to be a daughter of Saint Peter.
PETRONIUS   male   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which is possibly derived from Latin petro, petronis "yokel".
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Petronia
DUTCH: Petronella, Pietronella
ENGLISH: Parnel, Pernel, Peronel
FRENCH: Pétronille
GERMAN: Petronella
ITALIAN: Petronilla
LATE ROMAN: Petronilla
POLISH: Petronela
ROMANIAN: Petronela
SLOVAK: Petronela
SWEDISH: Petronella
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
DANISH: Pernille
NORWEGIAN: Pernille
SLOVAK: Nela
SWEDISH: Pernilla
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Petronius
OTHER FORMS
SPANISH: Petrona