Petrea
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See also: pétrea
Translingual
Proper noun
Petrea
- A taxonomic genus within the family Verbenaceae – certain evergreen flowering vines.
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Romanian Petrea.
Proper noun
Petrea (plural Petreas)
- A surname from Romanian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Petrea is the 39607th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 555 individuals. Petrea is most common among White (94.59%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Petrea”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Danish
Proper noun
Petrea
- a female given name, a feminine form of Peter