The story behind Petja
From Russian Петя (Petja).
Pronunciation
Finnish: /ˈpetjɑ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Finnish: [ˈpe̞t̪jɑ̝]
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Names Similar to Petja
Anja
From Russian А́ня (Ánja).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ilja
Borrowed from Russian Илья́ (Ilʹjá).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Iľja
Derived from Russian Илья́ (Ilʹjá).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ilya
From Russian Илья́ (Ilʹjá). Doublet of Elijah.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Katja
From Russian Катя (Katja). Cognate with English Katya.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Katya
Transliteration of Russian and Ukrainian Ка́тя (Kátja), diminutive of Екатери́на (Jekaterína), Катери́на (Katerýna).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Petja
Dimitri
Borrowed from Russian Дми́трий (Dmítrij), ultimately from Ancient Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios). Borrowed from Russian Дмитрий (Dmitrij).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Galina
Borrowed from Russian Гали́на (Galína), from Ancient Greek γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Giovana
Borrowed from Italian Giovanna. Doublet of Joana, which was inherited from Latin, of Ivana and Jeane, borrowings from Russian and French, respectively.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Petja
Anātolī
Borrowed from Russian Анато́лий (Anatólij).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Andrei
Borrowed from Russian Андре́й (Andréj). Doublet of André.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Boris
Borrowed from Bulgarian Бори́с (Borís). Borrowed from Russian Бори́с (Borís). Borrowed from Russian Бори́с (Borís). Derived from Russian Бори́с (Borís).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length