Petralia
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Petralia.
Proper noun
Petralia (plural Petralias)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Petralia is the 35246th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 639 individuals. Petralia is most common among White (96.4%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Petralia”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pe.traˈli.a/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: Pe‧tra‧lì‧a
Proper noun
Petralia f
- ellipsis of Petralia Soprana
- ellipsis of Petralia Sottana
Proper noun
Petralia m or f by sense
- a surname transferred from the place name
Further reading
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2026