In all the world, Petronella (Petronella 
, Pernille 
, Petronille 
) is a common feminine given name. The first name Petronella is characteristic of Denmark, where it is quite a common feminine name, South Africa, and Namibia. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in South Africa, Denmark, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Very seldom, Petronella is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Petronella | Zimbabwe, Italy, Sweden, Zambia, South Africa |
| Pernille | Sweden, United States, Denmark, South Africa, Germany |
| Petronille | Democratic Republic of the Congo, United States, Rwanda, France, Cameroon |
| Петронелла | Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan |
Parnell, Peronella, Petriina, Petronela, Petronila, Petronilla, Petronius, Petronélla, Pieternella, Pétronella, Pétronille, and Петранела
Petronella is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Petronella Osgood , the fictional character from the television series Doctor Who; Petronella , the theatrical character in the play "Fortounatos"; Pernille Birk Larsen , character in The Killing; Pernille , the operatic character in the opera Maskarade by Carl Nielsen; Leonora's maid and Pernille .
| petronella von jülich (1250-1300) (b. 1250) |
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| petronella walton (1428-1515) (b. 1428) |
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petronella buys (b. 1610) |
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petronella de la court Dutch art collector (1624-1707), NL (b. 1624) |
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petronella keysers French playwright, FR (b. 1643) |
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petronella dunois Dutch art collector (1650-1695), NL (b. 1650) |
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petronella oortman Dutch art collector, NL (b. 1656) |
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| petronella ottilie von schwencke 1637 - 1674 (b. 1637) |
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| petronella cocx 4 Dec 1651 Rolduc - 10 Aug 1684 Aachen (b. 1651) |
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| petronella oortmans (1652-1727), NL (b. 1652) |
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| petronella oortmans Dutch art collector, NL (b. 1654) |
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| petronella van tuyll van serooskerken vrouwe van schore, maalstede en capelle (1655-1680) (b. 1655) |
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| petronella van der esch (1660-1702) (b. 1660) |
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| petronella marie brouwers 8 Feb 1676 's-Hertogenbosch - 6 Sep 1742 Alkmaar (b. 1676) |
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| petronella jacoba van bueren, vrouwe van oudheusden, hulten en elshout 12 Mar 1686 Castle Oudheusden - 13 Sep 1751 Oenemastate (b. 1686) |
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