Pétronille

\pe.tʁɔ.nij\♀French girl's name

A French girl's name of Latin origin.

At a glance

GenderFeminine
OriginLatin
Pronunciation\pe.tʁɔ.nij\
Also spelledPetronille

Origin and meaning

Inherited from Middle French Petronille, from Latin Petronella.

Where it is mostly given

  • France

Around the world

  • PolishPetronela

In literature

« Pétronille tu sens la menthe Tu sens la pastille de menthe Tu sens la menthe pastillée Entortillée dans du papier […]. »
F. Morteuil et E. Joullot, Tu sens la menthe, (musique de Ch. Borel-CLerc), 1906

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